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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
absurd
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
active
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
age
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
authorities
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he would not listen to her.
Butler
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
Colonel
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
commander
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
consult
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
daughter
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
declared
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
divert
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From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
doing
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
expert
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
friends
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
go
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From this reading "Then I shall go with you," she declared.
going
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he would not listen to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he would not listen to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall go with you," she declared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
intention
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
kind
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
listen
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From this reading But he would not listen to her.
made
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From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
military
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
New
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he would not listen to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
offer
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
participation
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
preposterous
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
proper
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
protested
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
purpose
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From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
services
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall go with you," she declared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
States
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
Then
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From this reading "Then I shall go with you," she declared.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
unable
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From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
United
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
up
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From this reading His mind was made up, and she was entirely unable to divert him from his purpose.
urge
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
utterly
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From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
vigorously
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
war
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was absurd, she declared, for him, at his age, to think of doing anything of the kind; utterly preposterous and absurd.
Washington
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he would not listen to her.
York
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From this reading When Colonel Butler declared his intention of going to New York and Washington to consult with his friends about the great war, to urge active participation in it by the United States, and to offer to the proper authorities, his services as a military expert and commander, his daughter protested vigorously.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then I shall go with you," she declared.
