adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
AnnapolisnounUS /əˈnæpəlɪs/
state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
auditoriumnounUS /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm/
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
brother-in-lawnounUS /ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː/
a brother by marriage
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
ensignnounUS /ˈensən/
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
graduatingverbUS /ˈɡrædʒəweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “graduate” — receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
Howland's
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From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
MASQUERADERS
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From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
Montgentian
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From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
NnounUS /en/
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
others
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From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
plebes
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From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
Polly
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From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
Polly's
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From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
SHOWverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
throngedadjectiveUS /θrɔːŋd/
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
two-striper
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From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MASQUERADERS' SHOW It was the night of the Masqueraders' Show.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among others were Polly Howland's mother, her married sister Constance, and her brother-in-law, Harry Hunter, now an ensign.
Wheedles
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From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harry Hunter had graduated from the Academy the year Happy and his class were plebes, and had been the two-striper of the company of which Wheedles was now the two-striper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The auditorium was packed, for Annapolis was thronged with the relatives of the graduating class as well as hundreds of visitors.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading They had been married at Polly's home in Montgentian, N.J., almost a year ago.
