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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 "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
accepted
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
all
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
angry
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
any
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
army
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
aunt
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
Bansemer
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
capable
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
colonel
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
Cross
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
desire
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
development
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
DON'T
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
end
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
event
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
expedition
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
experts
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
finding
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
forces
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
forth
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
gave
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
go
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
Graydon
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
Harbins
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
hateful
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
heed
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
ignored
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
inexperienced
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
injury
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
Jane
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
KILL
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
Major
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
March's
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
more
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
near
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
nurse
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
nurses
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
opposition
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
out
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
permitted
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
protest
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
Red
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
remarks
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
reproaches
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
sent
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
service
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
six
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
society
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
special
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
there
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
training
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
tremendous
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
ugly
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From this reading She gave no heed to their protest that the name of Bansemer should be hateful to her; she ignored the ugly remarks of her aunt and the angry reproaches of the colonel.
unalterably
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From this reading There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably determined, the colonel permitted her to go out in the service.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
urgent
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
wake
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From this reading She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Bansemer in event of his injury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
weeks
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From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
willing
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From this reading She was inexperienced but willing and there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who seemed capable of development under the training of experts.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IF THEY DON'T KILL YOU" Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a little more than six weeks.
