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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 And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
back
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
called
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
catch
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
cheerfully
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From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
couldn't
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From this reading And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
feelings
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
find
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
get
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From this reading And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
grin
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From this reading And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
ground
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
haughty
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
heard
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From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
hurt
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
Incidentally
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
loud
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From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
Lowell
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
man's
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
more
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
other
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
out
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
pacing
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
Ritter's
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
saluted
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
seconds
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
seems
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From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
speaking
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
stiffly
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
tone
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From this reading “Neither could I,” I replied, cheerfully, and in so loud a tone that everyone heard me.
Von
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From this reading Incidentally, by speaking to Lowell, I hurt Von Ritter’s feelings.
Washington
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seems that as one of the other man’s seconds I should have been more haughty with him.
Yes
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From this reading And he answered, with a grin: “Yes, I know, but I couldn’t get out of it.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
you'll
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From this reading But when he passed me, pacing out the ground, he saluted stiffly, and as I saluted back, I called out: “I suppose you know you’ll catch it if they find out about this at Washington?”
