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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
American
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
barracks
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
battalion
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
big
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
BLYNN
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
bridge
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
CAPTAIN
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
chased
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
chuckled
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
companies
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
covered
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
eastward
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
eight
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
enemy
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
Espinosa
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
expedition
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
face
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
fell
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
fiery
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
Filipino
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
fruitlessness
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
full
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
head
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
inwardly
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From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
knew
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
lead
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
leading
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
led
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
lifted
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
long
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
many
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
MARCHES
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
miles
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
misty
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
months
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
mountains
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
night
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
northward
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
officer
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
own
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
Palilo
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
Presidente
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
promised
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
regulars
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
rode
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
rough
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
shadows
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
side
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From this reading The American officer rode in the lead, the Filipino Presidente at his side.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
soldier
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
step
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
sun
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
swung
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
then
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Espinosa, as he rode in silence by the side of the big American, chuckled inwardly at the fruitlessness of this expedition.
tiresome
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
trail
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From this reading CAPTAIN BLYNN MARCHES As night fell, Captain Blynn led his battalion of regulars from their barracks, across the bridge and on to the trail leading to the northward of Palilo.
twenty
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From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
untiring
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From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They each knew that before the night was over and the sun had lifted its fiery head above the misty mountains to the eastward twenty miles of rough trail must be covered, and then they had been promised to be brought face to face with an enemy whose shadows they had chased during these many long, tiresome months.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The soldiers behind him, eight full companies, each under its own officer, swung along with the long, untiring step of the American soldier.
