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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 thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
army
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
cadets
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
came
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
Colonel
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
complimentedverbUS /ˈkɑmpləmentɪd/
praised or expressed approval of
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
day
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From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
Dick
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
doing
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From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
driving
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
fellow
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
going
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From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
HANDLEE'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who is he?"
head
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
horse
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From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
indeed
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is he?"
lad
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From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
lads
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From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
laurels
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From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
Masterly
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
observed
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From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
off
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From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
officer
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
past
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
regulars
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From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
sat
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the lad on the off horse saved the day.
slowly
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
some
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
spill
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From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
there
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From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
Very
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
VISIT
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
visitors
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
well
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought they were going to have a spill there, at one time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who is he?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Indeed, the regulars will have to look to their laurels when such lads as these are doing as well as that," observed the officer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
young
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From this reading CAPTAIN HANDLEE'S VISIT "Very well done, young gentlemen--very well done indeed," complimented Colonel Masterly, as Dick and his fellow cadets came driving slowly past where the head of the academy sat with some visitors, and the army officer.
