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The West Point Rivals
The West Point Rivals

Chapter I

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BY LIEUT.
FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.
All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.
FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.
NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The West Point Rivals

Chapter I

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY LIEUT.
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FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.
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All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.
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FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.
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NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GARRISON noun US /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading “FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.”

POINT noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.”

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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 FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

All

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

AUTHOR

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

boys

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY LIEUT.

Cadet's

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

etc

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

FREDERICK

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

GARRISONnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/

a group stationed to defend a place

From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

Guard

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

Honor

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

LIEUT

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From this reading BY LIEUT.

listed

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

listen

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

LONDON

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

Mallory's

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

Mark

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

NEW

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

Off

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

PUBLISHERS

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

RIVALS

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

S

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

Say

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

SMITH

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

Stratagem

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

STREET

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

titles

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”

Treasure

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A., AUTHOR OF “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.

U

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From this reading FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.

WEST

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From this reading All of these titles are listed in the THE WEST POINT RIVALS Mark Mallory’s Stratagem LIEUT.

YORK

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From this reading NEW YORK AND LONDON STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS By STREET & SMITH The West Point Rivals “Say, boys, listen to this!”