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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 COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
aboard
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
ahead
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
Annapolis
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
approached
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
bound
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
combined
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
COMMANDANT
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
commence
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
Drake
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
early
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
expected
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
expression
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
extending
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
fine-looking
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
following
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
football
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
gaze
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
glance
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
hand
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
How
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
hurried
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
leave
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
looking
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
man
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
members
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
MIDSHIPMEN
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
momentarily
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
Naval
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
perhaps
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
pleasure
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
practice
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
precise
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
rather
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
reached
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
rested
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returning
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
Robert
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
rush
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
sacrifice
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
said
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
seen
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
September
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
Stonewell
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
tall
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
team
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
train
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
twenty-one
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
twenty-two
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
uncertainty
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From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
vacation
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
Washington
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From this reading THE COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN Drake and Stonewell reached Washington the next morning, and the following morning took a train bound for Annapolis.
way
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From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his hurried glance at Robert and Stonewell one might have seen an expression of pleasure combined with uncertainty, the pleasure when looking at Stonewell, the uncertainty when his gaze rested momentarily upon Robert.
yearly
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From this reading They were ahead of the yearly rush of midshipmen returning from September leave; members of the Naval Academy football team are expected to sacrifice part of their precious vacation in order to commence football practice early.
years
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do, Stonewell?" he said, in a rather precise way, extending his hand to him.
young
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From this reading Hardly were they aboard their train when a tall, fine-looking young man, of perhaps twenty-one or twenty-two years, approached them.
