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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 THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
action
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
advance
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
all
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
animal
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
any
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From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
baggage-wagons
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
battle-field
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
career
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
Ceph
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
Colonel
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
command
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
company
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
Deck
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
DEFEAT
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
down
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
feel
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From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
few
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
given
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
guard
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
GUERILLAS
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
halted
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
Hickman's
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
hill
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
hitched
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
home
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From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
horse
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
horses
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
included
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
intelligent
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
leap
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
lieutenant
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From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
Lyon
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
mansion
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
Mill
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
moment
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
opponent
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
other
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From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
overdid
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
picked
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
precisely
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lieutenant did not feel quite at home on any other horse.
ran
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
readiness
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
ridden
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
rider's
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
road
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
signal
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
soldier
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
sometimes
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
spare
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
speed
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
Springs
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
squadron
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
steed
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
sufficient
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
SURRENDER
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
trained
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
tree
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From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
tried
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
up
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From this reading The baggage-wagons of the squadron had been halted in the road with a sufficient guard, and the spare horses included not a few picked up on the battle-field of Mill Springs.
used
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From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
very
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From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the animal he had ridden from Colonel Hickman's mansion, but Ceph, the steed he had trained and used from the beginning of his career as a soldier.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was very intelligent, and seemed to understand precisely what was required of him in action; though he sometimes overdid his part, as when he tried to leap over the horse of his rider's opponent.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEFEAT AND SURRENDER OF THE GUERILLAS The moment Deck Lyon had given the signal for the first company to advance, he ran down the hill with all the speed he could command, to a tree where Life had hitched his horse in readiness for him.
