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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 Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
Algy
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From this reading Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
Army
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From this reading The new life in the Army begins.
begins
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From this reading The new life in the Army begins.
brother
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From this reading Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
captains
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From this reading The start to meet their captains.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We do not smoke yet."
Feathers
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From this reading "Feathers" tells his life history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Feathers" tells his life history.
history
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From this reading "Feathers" tells his life history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new life in the Army begins.
lecture
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From this reading Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
life
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From this reading "Feathers" tells his life history.
meet
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From this reading The start to meet their captains.
new
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From this reading The new life in the Army begins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We do not smoke yet."
officers
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From this reading Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
reads
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From this reading Algy reads brother officers a lecture.
smoke
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From this reading "We do not smoke yet."
startnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The start to meet their captains.
tells
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From this reading "Feathers" tells his life history.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The start to meet their captains.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The start to meet their captains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The start to meet their captains.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We do not smoke yet."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "We do not smoke yet."