AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUDDEN GRIND AT MATH.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SUDDEN GRIND AT MATH.
AttentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Attention!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
cadet's
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From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
GRINDverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading A SUDDEN GRIND AT MATH.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
MATHnounUS /mæθ/
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading A SUDDEN GRIND AT MATH.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
SUDDENadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN GRIND AT MATH.
tacticaladjectiveUS /ˈtæktɪkəl/
of or pertaining to tactic or tactics
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was, therefore, a tactical officer making an inspection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately the door across the corridor was the first to be opened, and the six on this side of the hallway heard another cadet's voice call quietly:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Dick's been the first door opened six cadets would have been instantly in serious trouble.
