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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 Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
agency
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
all
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
back
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
ball
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
cavalry
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
comparatively
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
Davies
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From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
Davies's
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
departure
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
detail
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
devolved
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
evening
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
expected
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
floor
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
followed
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
Fort
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
go
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
heart
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
illness
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
inexperienced
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
Infantry
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
just
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
knew
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From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
leave
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
married
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
men
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
Mr
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
much
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From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
necessitated
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
opened
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
recently
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
remembered
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
say
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From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
Scott
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From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
serious
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
shouldn't
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
side
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
slow
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
solely
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
taking
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
torn
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Infantry and cavalry both, the garrison took it much to heart that the detail should have devolved, of all men, upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long remembered at Fort Scott was the evening that followed Mr. Davies's departure for the agency.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
wife
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
women
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From this reading The women opened the ball, but the men were not slow in taking the floor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What Davies himself might think no one knew, because Davies would not say.
young
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From this reading Not because he was comparatively young and inexperienced; not because he was just back from long leave that had been necessitated by long and serious illness, but solely and entirely because he had but recently married a wife, and therefore shouldn't have been expected to go,--should not have been torn from her side.
