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cadet
History (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
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[Sammet 1969, p. 683].
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Though of more than average height, he was handsome and agile, and he would have been an altogether exemplary cadet had it not been for his quick temper.
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"I wasn't long in the artillery; I'm a cadet retired," he said, and he began to explain how he had failed in his examination.
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(John was an old servant, and had known his master when he was the cadet of the house, therefore, he often gave him his Christian name)--"I knew what Mr.
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