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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 COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
brief
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From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
cannot
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
circumstances
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
COLONEL
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
come
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
compelled
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From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
day
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
DEAR
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
Erlanger's
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
FRIEND
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
General
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
going
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
here
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From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
house
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
important
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
Karl
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From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
KATONA
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
keep
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
Next
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From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
note
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
once
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next, an equally brief one to Karl:
prevented
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
remain
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From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
say
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
saying
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
see
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But to-morrow I shall see you.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
SPEAKS
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
to-day
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
to-morrow
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From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have been compelled to come here, to General von Erlanger's house, and must remain until to-morrow.
von
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
wished
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
word
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From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
wrote
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From this reading COLONEL KATONA SPEAKS I wrote a short note to Colonel Katona saying that circumstances prevented my going to his house that day; but that I had something important to say to him, and wished him to come to me to General von Erlanger's at once.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DEAR FRIEND, "I cannot keep my word to see you to-day.
