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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 As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
affair
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
all
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
approaching
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
attended
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
BATTLE
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
Breedings
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
camp
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
Colonel
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From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
coming
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From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
commander
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
considerably
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
Deck
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
depart
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
dinner
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
discovered
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
dressing
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
fed
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From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
finished
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
Gordon
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
Halliburn
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From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
history
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
horses
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
injured
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
knowledge
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
latter
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
learned
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
Lieutenant
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
like
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
Logan
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
mechanics
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
men
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
MILL
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
Milton
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From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
more
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
mounted
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
movement
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From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
prisoners
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From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
related
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
said
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From this reading "That is Colonel Halliburn coming," said Milton.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
shoulders
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
simple
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From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
SPRINGS
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
surgeons
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers, the prisoners, and the horses had all been fed, and it seemed to be time for the next movement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
two
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they finished their simple dinner, they discovered a gentleman, attended by a couple of men who looked like mechanics, the latter with muskets on their shoulders, and all of them mounted on fine horses, approaching the camp.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS Captain Gordon had related the history of the affair at Breedings, and Deck had learned from Lieutenant Logan considerably more that was not within the knowledge of the commander.
wounds
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From this reading The two surgeons had finished dressing the wounds of the injured, and had mounted their horses to depart.
