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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am worried.
battalion
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
BECOMES
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
billet
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
C
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
Company
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
days
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
DONALDSON
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
entered
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo," said Donaldson.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am worried.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
intelligence
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
later
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
LIEUTENANT
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look worried.
officer
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
officers
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
said
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From this reading "Hallo," said Donaldson.
sitting
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
Some
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
SUSPICIOUS
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From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
up
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From this reading What's up?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
What's
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From this reading What's up?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LIEUTENANT DONALDSON BECOMES SUSPICIOUS Some days later, Lieutenant Donaldson was sitting in "C" Company officers' billet, when the battalion intelligence officer entered.
worried
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From this reading "You look worried.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look worried.