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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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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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Queenstown
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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.