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Chapter VI

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THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.
HEAD-QUARTERS, MORELLA, Oct.
3, 1838.
It is a balmy night.
I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.
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HEAD-QUARTERS, MORELLA, Oct.
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3, 1838.
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It is a balmy night.
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I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.”

CAMP noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.”

Merry noun US /merry/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.”

All words in this reading · 37

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1838

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From this reading 3, 1838.

3

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From this reading 3, 1838.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is a balmy night.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

balmy

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From this reading It is a balmy night.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

CAMP

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From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

casement

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

cheery

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

clustering

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

dance

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

FORT

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From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

girls

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

HEAD-QUARTERS

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From this reading HEAD-QUARTERS, MORELLA, Oct.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

INDIAN

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From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is a balmy night.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a balmy night.

jingle

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

merry

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

MORELLA

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From this reading HEAD-QUARTERS, MORELLA, Oct.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

night

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From this reading It is a balmy night.

Oct

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From this reading HEAD-QUARTERS, MORELLA, Oct.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

peasants

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

SORTIE

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From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

tambourine

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INDIAN CAMP--THE SORTIE FROM THE FORT.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

vines

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.

voices

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From this reading I hear the merry jingle of the tambourine, and the cheery voices of the girls and peasants, as they dance beneath my casement, under the shadow of the clustering vines.