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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 Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
air
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
all
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
altered
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
any
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
apartment
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
appreciation
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
astute
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
authorize
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
Braddocks
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
call
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
campaign
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
carried
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
change
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
circumstances
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
contrary
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
custom
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
day
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
end
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
following
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
fresh
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
general
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
hazards
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
laid
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
leave
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
lines
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
moment
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
most
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
out
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
persist
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
plan
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
Radwalader
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From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
ready
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW.
snuff
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
stage
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
strategist
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Radwalader, contrary to his custom, did not leave his apartment until mid-afternoon of the following day.
valise
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From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
view
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
warfare
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From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Braddocks of warfare are those who at all hazards persist in the course at first laid out.
wholly
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From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He carried a valise, and stopped for a moment on the step to snuff the fresh air with appreciation.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your most astute strategist is the general ready, at any stage of the campaign, to authorize a complete change of plan, if the circumstances call for it, and to make for the end in view along wholly altered lines.
