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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 ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
accept
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
adjutant
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
all
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From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
any
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
backbone
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
cards
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
decency
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
depot
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
difficulty
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
don't
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
enough
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
explanation
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
few
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From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
forgive
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
I'd
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
like
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
likely
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
married
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
mealy-mouthed
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
more
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From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
much
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
offensive
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
old
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
pasty-faced
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
play
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
prowl
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
quarters
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
regiment
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
round
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
said
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
seem
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From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
shifty-eyed
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
sir
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From this reading ‘Not likely to be much difficulty about that, sir,’ said the adjutant.
slouchers
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
sometimes
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
sort
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
spot
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They don’t seem to have backbone enough to do anything but play cards and prowl round the married quarters.
turned
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
up
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
villain
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From this reading I believe I’d forgive that old villain on the spot if he turned up with any sort of explanation that I could in decency accept.’
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
well-conducted
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
wish
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From this reading ‘For all that, I wish we had a few more of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
worry
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
young
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From this reading I like a well-conducted regiment, but these pasty-faced, shifty-eyed, mealy-mouthed young slouchers from the depot worry me sometimes with their offensive virtue.
