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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 THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
Alf
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
appointed
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
athletic
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
attain
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bearing
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
Bill
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Brigade
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
brigadier
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
cause
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Certainly
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colonels
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command
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
contests
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
country
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
creed
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
described
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
description
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
efficiency
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
encouraging
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
EUSTACE
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fights
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
fitness
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
former
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
fortnight
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
front
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
Fusiliers
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
giant
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
Grant
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
Higgins
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
hitherto
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
hope
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
just
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
latter
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
main
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
Middlesex
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
miles
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
MISGUIDED
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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new
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From this reading A new brigadier had just been appointed to command the Middlesex Fusiliers Brigade.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
only
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
organized
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
other
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
particular
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
period
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
purely
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pursuit
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
realize
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From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
relation
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
scale
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
sham
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
strenuous
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
technical
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tenets
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
term
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
thirty
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly during the last fortnight of this particular period Alf Higgins and Bill Grant found cause to realize the truth of this description.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
truth
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unheard
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
upstanding
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
urged
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From this reading In pursuit of the latter he organized strenuous sham fights over miles of country, and he urged upon his colonels that only by encouraging athletic contests on a hitherto unheard of scale could they hope to attain the former.
used
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
word
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young
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From this reading He was an upstanding young giant of thirty, and the main tenets of his creed were fitness and efficiency.
ZEAL
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From this reading THE MISGUIDED ZEAL OF EUSTACE The word "rest" as used at the front has been described as being purely a technical term, bearing no relation whatever to the other word of the same name.
