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Chapter IX
COMPANY K. Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed. While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage. He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home. That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.”
during the time that
From this reading “While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading COMPANY K.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
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From this reading COMPANY K.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
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From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
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From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fully realized that he had bade a long farewell to all the comforts and luxuries of home.
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From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That day, for the first time, he was to partake of soldiers' fare, and that night, for the first time, he was to sleep upon a soldier's bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Somers felt that he was now a soldier indeed.
during the time that
From this reading While the company remained in Pinchbrook, he had slept every night in his own bed, and taken his meals in the kitchen of the little cottage.
