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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 AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
AFFAIRS
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
Army
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
bound
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
boy
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
breast
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
brief
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
Confound
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
cords
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
demanded
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
didn't
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
elbows
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
fingered
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
fingers
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
free
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
Hal
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
Hal's
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
hands
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
hope
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
how
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
lay
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
lieutenant's
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
MILITARY
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
nearer
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
next
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
Private
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
see
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
Simm's
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
Simms
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
slightly
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
sudden
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
surging
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
TAKE
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
Then
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
think
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
touched
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
tried
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
TURN
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
up
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
well
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
why
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From this reading "Confound me, why didn't I think of that before?" the Army boy demanded of himself, a sudden, brief hope surging up in his breast.
work
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From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he tried it, to see how well it would work.
Wriggling
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From this reading Wriggling slightly nearer, Hal fingered at the cords that bound Simm's wrists.
wrists
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From this reading AFFAIRS TAKE A MILITARY TURN As he did so Hal's hands touched against the wrists of Private Simms, who lay next to him.
young
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From this reading Though he was bound at elbows and wrists, the young lieutenant's fingers were free.
