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10.30
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
adjutant's
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
barracks
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
bottom
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
came
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
coming
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
Cranston
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
crop
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
Davies
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
Devers
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From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
finding
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
gone
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From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
Haney
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From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
Hastings
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
house
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
ice
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
immediately
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From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
just
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
later
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
more
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From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
o'clock
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
occasion
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From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
office
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
orderly
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
previous
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From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
prospective
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
quarters
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From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
ridden
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
river
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
said
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From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
Sergeant
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From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
stables
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From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
store
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From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
succeed
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not at his quarters, not at the store nor the stables.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
up
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From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as on more than one previous occasion, Captain Devers was not immediately to be found.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hastings said later that just after Cranston and Davies went to the adjutant's office, Devers came from his house and went over to the barracks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sergeant Haney did not know where the captain had gone.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Not until 10.30 o'clock did the orderly succeed in finding him, coming up the bluff from the river bottom, whither he had ridden, he said, to look over the prospective ice crop.
