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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 The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
admirably
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
advertisements
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
auxiliary
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
Ay
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
become
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From this reading The little office had become his office.
belonging
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
billet
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
billets
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
champagne
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
considered
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From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
dining-room
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
Epernay
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
firm
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
fixed
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
good
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From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
hall
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
house
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
hung
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
just
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From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
lists
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
little
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
Major
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
maps
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
Mess
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
nominal
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
office
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From this reading The little office had become his office.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
Orders
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
other
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
photographs
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
representative
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
rolls
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From this reading Orders, nominal rolls, lists of billets and maps hung over the advertisements of champagne, and photographs of Ay and Epernay.
side
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
some
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
stuffiness
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From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
substantial
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From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
suited
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From this reading On the other side of the hall, the little dining-room suited the Major admirably, as his Mess.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had just that substantial stuffiness that he considered good taste.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
trade
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
wine
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From this reading The Major had fixed his billet in a little house belonging to the representative of some firm auxiliary to the wine trade.
