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3rd
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From this reading SAMUEL A. FINLETTER, _Commanding 3rd Brigade_.”
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAMUEL A. FINLETTER, _Commanding 3rd Brigade_.”
accepted
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
Adjutant-General
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
authorized
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
BRIG
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From this reading “By order of BRIG.-GEN.
brigade
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
Brigadier-General
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
Brownell
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
came
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
caused
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
Colonel
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
commanding
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
Company
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
David
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
days
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
directed
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
down
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
due
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
duly
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
E
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
election
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
fill
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
FINLETTER
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From this reading SAMUEL A. FINLETTER, _Commanding 3rd Brigade_.”
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
following
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
G
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
GEN
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From this reading “By order of BRIG.-GEN.
Governor
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
Guard
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
Hal's
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
Headquarters
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
hereby
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
hold
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
honorably
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
Infantry
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
interview
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
M
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
making
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
Morosco
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
N
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
P
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
prompt
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
promptly
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
regiment
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
resignation
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
returns
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
Robert
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
SAMUEL
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From this reading SAMUEL A. FINLETTER, _Commanding 3rd Brigade_.”
sent
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
service
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
tenor
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
th
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From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
Three
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From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ----th regiment, of the following tenor:
vacancy
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
Wagstaff
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From this reading “Colonel Robert M. Wagstaff is hereby authorized and directed to hold an election for First Lieutenant of Company E, ----th Regiment Infantry N. G. P. to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of First Lieutenant David E. Morosco, making prompt returns to these Headquarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard.
