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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 They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
Barriscale
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
Ben
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
compensations
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From this reading For each of them, in a different way, it had had its compensations and its satisfactions.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For each of them, in a different way, it had had its compensations and its satisfactions.
duties
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For each of them, in a different way, it had had its compensations and its satisfactions.
enlisted
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
enlistment
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
expired
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
Guard
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
Halpert
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
leaving
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
McCormack
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
merited
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From this reading And each of them had merited and received promotion.
militiaman's
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
more
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
National
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
nearly
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
only
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
period
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
pleasure
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
profit
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
promotion
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From this reading And each of them had merited and received promotion.
received
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From this reading And each of them had merited and received promotion.
satisfactions
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From this reading For each of them, in a different way, it had had its compensations and its satisfactions.
serve
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
service
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
tasks
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
tired
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From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
two
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
way
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From this reading For each of them, in a different way, it had had its compensations and its satisfactions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had not only not tired of the militiaman’s life with its duties and its tasks, they had found pleasure and profit in it.
year
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From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
years
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From this reading It had been nearly two years since Halpert McCormack and Ben Barriscale enlisted for service in the National Guard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They had one more year to serve, yet neither of them had a thought of leaving the service when the period of their enlistment expired.
