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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 "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
abrupt
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Put an end to hostilities."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
battle
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
brilliant
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
bringing
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
cavalry
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
charge
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
Colonel
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
compare
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
de
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
decisive
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From this reading "It was decisive," said Seddon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
doctors
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
end
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From this reading "Put an end to hostilities."
famous
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
friends
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
gallantly
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
hostilities
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From this reading "Put an end to hostilities."
impetuosity
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
instrumental
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
la
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
life
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
M
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
May's
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
Mr
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
now
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
Palma
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
participated
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
Pate
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
Professor
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
promptness
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
Put
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From this reading "Put an end to hostilities."
Resaca
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From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
returned
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
room
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
said
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
Seddon
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
T
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
termination
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
three
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
Toney
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
Toney's
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From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
two
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From this reading "And now, Toney, do not let these two doctors be instrumental in bringing the life of M. T. Pate to an abrupt termination," said the Professor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In promptness and impetuosity it will compare with Colonel May's famous charge at the battle of Resaca de la Palma."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was a brilliant charge of cavalry in which you so gallantly participated, Mr. Seddon," said the Professor, when the three friends had returned to Toney's room.
