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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 Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
actual
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
address
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
army
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
away
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
battle
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
brevet
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
brevets
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
brevetted
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
cases
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
close
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
colonels
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From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
days
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
deep
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
deluge
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
didn't
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
difference
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
disbursing
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
dress
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
escaped
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
Few
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
field
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
file-closer
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From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
followed
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
functions
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From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
generals
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
heels
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
indeed
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
Just
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
man
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
matter
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
men
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
meritorious
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
much
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
mustering
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
officer's
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
pedometer
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
persons
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
pole
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
poured
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
pretext
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
purely
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From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
rank
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
recruiting
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
seen
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
services
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
set
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
six
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
soaked
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
some
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From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
squadron
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
stars
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
There
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
title
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From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
up
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
war
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From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
well-authenticated
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
well-preserved
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From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just what an officer's actual rank might be in the days that followed close on the heels of the war was a matter no man could tell from either his dress or address.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Few indeed were they who escaped the deluge of brevets that poured over the army and soaked some men six deep.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading We had colonels by title whose functions were purely those of the file-closer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There were well-authenticated cases of well-preserved persons who had never so much as seen a battle, and were yet, on one pretext or another, brevetted away up among the stars for "faithful and meritorious services" recruiting, mustering or disbursing.
yoke
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From this reading We had generals by brevet who had never set squadron in the field and didn't know the difference between a pole yoke and a pedometer.
