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1071
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From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
490
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
89
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
also
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From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
Americans
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From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
best
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
cared
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
down
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
dropped
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
engagement
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
FIGHT
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
fighting
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
figures
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From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
FLEET
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
get
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
gone
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
GUERILLAS
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
HARBOR
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
hard
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
heavy
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
intrenched
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
just
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
killed
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
known
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From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
loss
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From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
marching
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
NAVAL
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
number
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
out
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
probably
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From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
RESULTS
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
RIDERS
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
ROUGH
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
SANTIAGO
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
SPANISH
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
strong
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
then
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
tired
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
total
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From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
TRENCHES
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
Utterly
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
VICTORY
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From this reading RESULTS OF THE FIGHT--LIFE IN THE TRENCHES--THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR--ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL VICTORY--THE ROUGH RIDERS AND THE SPANISH GUERILLAS The fight had been a hard and heavy one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The total loss to the Americans was 1071 killed and wounded.
well-earned
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From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The loss to the Spanish was also heavy, but the exact figures will probably never be known.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Utterly tired out with their marching and fighting, the Rough Riders intrenched as best they could, cared for their wounded and dead, and then dropped down to get a well-earned rest.
wounded
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From this reading The Rough Riders had gone into the engagement just 490 strong, and of that number 89 were killed or wounded.
