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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 MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
anxious
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From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
centre
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
Claim
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
concealed
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
conclusion
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
Confederates
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
Dexter
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
doing
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From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
Duff's
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
enemy
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
excursion
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
expert
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
fired
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
force
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
forty-eight
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
heavily
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
hostile
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
hours
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
island
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
known
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
Knox
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
land
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
LYON
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
made
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
MAJOR
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
mere
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
narrow
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
neighborhood
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
PLAYS
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
portion
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
send
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
Several
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
sharpshooters
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
shots
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
spare
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
spot
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
SPY
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
stream
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
strip
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
Surely
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
Union
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
up
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From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
very
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From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
vicinity
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From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
wanted
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAJOR LYON PLAYS THE PART OF A SPY Major Dexter Lyon had made up his mind that a portion of the hostile sharpshooters were concealed upon the narrow island in the centre of the stream known as Duff's Claim.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The major was very anxious to know what the sharpshooters were doing in this vicinity.
why
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From this reading No Union force had been in the neighborhood for forty-eight hours, and why should the enemy send such expert shots to such a spot unless it was known that they were wanted?
wooded
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From this reading Several shots had been fired, and both he and Life Knox had come to the conclusion that these had come from the heavily wooded strip of land.
woods
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From this reading Surely the Confederates had no sharpshooters to spare on a mere excursion into these woods.
