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Alida: Founded on Fact
Alida: Founded on Fact

Chapter II

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Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
Capture of York.
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Alida: Founded on Fact

Chapter II

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Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....
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A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....
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The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....
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Capture of York.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....”

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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 Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

army

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

attorney

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

battle

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

British

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

Capture

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From this reading Capture of York.

Colonel

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

Description

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

eminent

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

England

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

hero

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

joins

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

minister

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

New-York

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

other

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

parish

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

prisoners

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

Queenstown

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

Rensselaer

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

sent

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

taken

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From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

Van

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From this reading A hero joins the army under Colonel Van Rensselaer ....

winter

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From this reading Description of a parish minister. eminent attorney in New-York. winter ....

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The battle of Queenstown-- He is taken by the British, and sent with other prisoners to England ....

York

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From this reading Capture of York.