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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 Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
AMERICAN
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From this reading AMERICAN WOMEN IN PERIL!
Army
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
Bah
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From this reading "Bah!" sneered Ruggles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
boy
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
burning
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
carried
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
carrying
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
cried
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
don't
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
done
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
down
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
Foster
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
gaze
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
glanced
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
Hal
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
handled
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
hoarsely
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
holster
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMERICAN WOMEN IN PERIL!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
juggling
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
know
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
Lieutenant
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
met
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
money
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
never
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
notebook
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
numbers
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
off
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
officer
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
older
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
Overton
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
PERIL
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From this reading AMERICAN WOMEN IN PERIL!
read
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
Ruggles
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From this reading "Bah!" sneered Ruggles.
seem
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
sneered
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From this reading "Bah!" sneered Ruggles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
trickery
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From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
up
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From this reading As the older officer glanced up he met the burning gaze of Lieutenant Hal Overton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
WOMEN
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From this reading AMERICAN WOMEN IN PERIL!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Captain," cried the Army boy hoarsely, "I don't know by what juggling trickery this was done, but I never have handled that money, though it would seem that I must have been carrying it around in my holster."
writing
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From this reading Slowly Captain Foster read off the numbers, writing them down in a notebook that he carried.
