Chapter I
THE MILITARY ACADEMY. “Well, now, I am disgusted.” “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.” “That is a very mild term to be applied to it. _I_ call it an outrage.
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THE
MILITARY
ACADEMY.
“Well,
now,
I
am
disgusted.”
“So
am
I.
I
call
it
a
most
unusual
proceeding.”
“That
is
a
very
mild
term
to
be
applied
to
it.
_I_
call
it
an
outrage.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
MILITARY
ACADEMY.
Line 2
“Well,
now,
I
am
disgusted.”
Line 3
“So
am
I.
I
call
it
a
most
unusual
proceeding.”
Line 4
“That
is
a
very
mild
term
to
be
applied
to
it.
Line 5
_I_
call
it
an
outrage.
Learner Dictionary
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ACADEMY
noun
US /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “THE MILITARY ACADEMY.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, now, I am disgusted.””
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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 “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
ACADEMYnounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, now, I am disgusted.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _I_ call it an outrage.
applied
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From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
call
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From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
disgusted
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From this reading “Well, now, I am disgusted.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, now, I am disgusted.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
mild
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From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
MILITARY
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From this reading THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
most
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From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
now
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From this reading “Well, now, I am disgusted.”
outrage
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From this reading _I_ call it an outrage.
proceeding
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From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
term
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From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
unusual
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From this reading “So am I. I call it a most unusual proceeding.”
very
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From this reading “That is a very mild term to be applied to it.
Well
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From this reading “Well, now, I am disgusted.”