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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 Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
announcement
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
cadets
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
colonel
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
commandant
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
excitement
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
failure
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
felt
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
field
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
full
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
get
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
go
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
gone
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
immediate
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
Indian
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
join
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
matter
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
meaning
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
mess
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
much
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
officers
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
once
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
orders
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
permission
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
protracted
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
Questioned
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
received
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
regiment
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
risk
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
RUMORS
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From this reading WAR RUMORS.
said
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
Secretary
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
see
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
stubborn
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
superintendent
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
th
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From this reading The --th was to take the field at once, said the colonel, and Truscott felt that it was his duty to go.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
there
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
Things
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
Truscott
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
unreservedly
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From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
very
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
view
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From this reading Things looked very much as though there would be a stubborn and protracted Indian war, and undoubtedly the captain was right in his view of the matter.
WAR
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From this reading WAR RUMORS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
Washington
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From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The announcement that Captain Truscott had gone to Washington was received at the officers' mess with no little excitement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Questioned as to the meaning of it, the commandant of cadets unreservedly replied that Truscott would not risk failure, but, with the full permission of the superintendent, had gone to see the Secretary of War and get immediate orders to join his regiment.
