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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 "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
Army
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
boy
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
boy-faced
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
Chateau
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
commission
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
d'Enville
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
Denville
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
ensign
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
estate
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
faintly
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
father
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
fellow
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
FIFTY-SIXTH
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From this reading THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SIXTH.
FIGHTING
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From this reading THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SIXTH.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
heart
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
House
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
joined
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
joke
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
just
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
knelt
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
McSpadden
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
meaningless
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
old
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
paid
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
proceeds
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
purchased
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
represent
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
said
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
say
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
shot
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From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
sold
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SIXTH.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Poor fellow, he paid for his meaningless joke with his life, for I shot him through the heart the next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
won't
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
years
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From this reading When I was nineteen years old my father sold the Chateau d'Enville and purchased my commission in the "Fifty-sixth" with the proceeds.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
you'll
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
You're
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Denville," said the poor boy faintly, as I knelt beside him: "good by!"
young
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From this reading "I say, Denville," said young McSpadden, a boy-faced ensign, who had just joined, "you'll represent the estate in the Army, if you won't in the House."
