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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 It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
active
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
Ann
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
attempt
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
boys
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
business
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
capture
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
capturing
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
caught
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
conscript-guard
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
conscript-officer
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
decided
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
depot
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
deserter
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
deserters
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
die
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
expedition
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
gibes
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
Hugh
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
kept
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
lately
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
longer
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From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
Lucy
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
object
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
occasional
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
office
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
out
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
real
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
reputations
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
retrieve
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
said
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
Saturday
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
several
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
stand
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From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
started
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From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
stirred
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length they could stand it no longer.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
thrusts
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
turning
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From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
unusually
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From this reading The conscript-guard had been unusually active lately, and it was said that several deserters had been caught.
up
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From this reading The gibes of Lucy Ann, and the occasional little thrusts of Hugh about the "deserter business," continued and kept the boys stirred up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accordingly, one Saturday they started out on an expedition, the object of which was to capture a deserter though they should die in the attempt.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was decided between them that they must retrieve their reputations by capturing a real deserter and turning him over to the conscript-officer whose office was at the depot.
