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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 mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
all
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
antecedents
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
Banyan
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
bold
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From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
brave
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
brilliant
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
cleared
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
companion's
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
concerned
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
dashing
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From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
De
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
discovery
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
evident
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From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
explained
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
Federal
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
incident
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
intimately
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
just
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
manner
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
most
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
mystery
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
officer
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
officer's
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
only
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
painfully
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From this reading It was painfully evident that the bold and dashing captain was, or had been, a rebel officer.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
previous
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
Probably
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
rebel
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
satisfaction
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
shocked
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
showed
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
Somers
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
statements
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
TENNESSEE
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
terribly
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From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
there
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
thoroughly
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
transpired
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From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
up
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
verification
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From this reading The conversation, and the verification of the rebel officer's statements, showed that De Banyan was not De Banyan; that the brave and brilliant Federal officer was not a Federal officer; that, of all he had been, only the "brave" and "brilliant" remained.
very
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
way
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From this reading The mystery of his companion's antecedents was in a fair way to be cleared up, though in a very unsatisfactory manner to those most intimately concerned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Somers was terribly shocked at the discovery, even while it was a satisfaction to have the mystery of his companion's previous life explained.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE THIRD TENNESSEE Probably there was no one in either party who was so thoroughly bewildered by the incident which had just transpired as Captain Somers.
