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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 We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Johnnie comes marching home again, Hurrah!
all
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
boys
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
cheers
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
comes
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feel
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
gay
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
give
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From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
home
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Hurrah
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Johnnie
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ladies
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
marching
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men
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
out
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
shouts
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
then
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From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
turn
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From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
We'll
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From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
welcome
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From this reading We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Johnnie comes marching home again, Hurrah!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men with the cheers, the boys with shouts, The ladies they will all turn out, And we'll all feel gay, when Johnnie comes marching home again!