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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 OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
apparatuses
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
army
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
attached
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
Bragg
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
brave
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
Braxton
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
cavalry
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
corps
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
COVE
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
districts
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
enemy
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From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
excellent
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
fellow
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
fired
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
Fort
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
four
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
General
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
gone
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
graduate
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
hilltop
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
immediately
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
intend
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From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
just
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
McLEMORE'S
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
means
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
messages
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
military
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
national
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
officers
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
old
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
operated
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
OPERATIONS
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
own
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
prisoner
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From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
remain
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From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
sending
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
service
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
signal
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
signalling
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
slow
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
some
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
soon
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
South
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
Sumter
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
taught
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
Tennessee
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
topography
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
transferred
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
travelling
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
two
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
Vallingham
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
various
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
very
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From this reading He was a prisoner of the enemy, but he did not intend to remain so very long, if he could help it.
volunteer
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
West
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From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading OPERATIONS IN McLEMORE'S COVE Captain Vallingham was a graduate of West Point who had gone into the volunteer service of the South immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon.
wish
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From this reading He had attached himself to the cavalry at first, but had soon been transferred, by his own wish, to the signal corps.
wont
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
work
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From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
years
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From this reading The captain was a brave fellow, and four years at our national military academy had "taught him a thing or two," as old army officers are wont to express it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The corps as operated in the army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg was a poor one, yet it did some excellent work in those districts where travelling from one hilltop to another was slow work, but where the topography was just right for sending messages from point to point by means of various signalling apparatuses.
