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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 “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
addressing
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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assault
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back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
bridge
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
Cale
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came
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CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
catch
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From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
cavalrymen
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
company
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
consequently
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
Cullom
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
Dan
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don't
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From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
down
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From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
enough
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
felt
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fours
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
frightened
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
get
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From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
going
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guard
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
hand
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From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
jump
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From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
just
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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leading
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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man
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
men
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
out
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particularly
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plenty
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
reaching
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From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
return
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said
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
scared
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
see
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
talk
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From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
there
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From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Union
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up
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From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
want
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From this reading “Oh, now, I tell you I don’t want to get up there,” said Dan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cale was frightened, and consequently he said nothing, but Dan was just scared enough to have plenty of talk in him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Up you come with a jump,” said the man, reaching down to catch Dan by the hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Let us now return to the cavalrymen and see how they came out in their assault on the Union men who had been left to guard the bridge, and particularly to tell how Dan and Cale felt when they found themselves going back among those who would be sure to know them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Take that man up behind you,” said Captain Cullom, addressing himself to one of the leading fours of his company.
