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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 Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
aghast
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From this reading Mark stood aghast, and the judge continued:
also
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
appointment
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
arriving
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B
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
cadet
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
called
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Clemmons
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
congratulate
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mark stood aghast, and the judge continued:
country
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
document
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
easy
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
escorting
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
examination
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
fail
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
friend
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
glad
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
home
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
influence
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
Judge
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
just
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
keep
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
knows
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
leak
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
like
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
looking
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
mails
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
Mark
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
midshipman's
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
Miller
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Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
naval
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
navy
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
obtained
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
office
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
official
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
often
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
orders
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
out
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
post
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
received
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
receiving
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
report
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
said
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
school
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
Scott
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
Secrets
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
secure
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
sir
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
son
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark stood aghast, and the judge continued:
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
supposed
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
task
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From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
Virgene
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From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Secrets often leak out of a country post office, just how no one knows, but still they do, and when Mark called upon Judge Miller after arriving in B----, and escorting Virgene home, that gentleman said:
wished
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Clemmons told me his son Scott had received an appointment, and that a like official looking document had come through the mails for you, and he supposed it was also a cadet midshipman’s berth in our navy, though he wondered how you had obtained, without influence, what he had found no easy task to secure for his son.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, sir, I have orders to report for examination, but I wished to keep it secret, for I may fail, you know, sir.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
young
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From this reading “Well, my young friend, I suppose I am to congratulate you upon receiving an appointment to the naval school, and I am glad of it.”
