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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 There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
afterward
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
air
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
army
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
back
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
band
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
beach
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
bearing
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
blue
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
bold
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
came
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
ceremonious
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
clear
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
cliff
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
cloudy
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
Clustered
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
corps
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
crowned
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
days
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
de
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
deep
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
destined
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
die
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
dignity
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
esprit
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
floating
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
fogs
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
fort
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
French
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
Gettysburg
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
go
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
gray
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
half-moon
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
harbor
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
heights
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
houses
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
Huron
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
island
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
Lake
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
lies
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
Lookout
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
lost
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
Mackinac
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
meet
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
Mexico
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
Michigan
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
Mountain
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
nestling
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
northern
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
now
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
old
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
pass
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
plains
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
present
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
rising
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
runs
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
silver
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
silver-haired
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
sky
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
soldiers
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
stars
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
state
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
straits
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
stripes
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
struggle
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
ten
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
There
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From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
times
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
to-day
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
Up
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From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
veterans
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
village
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was an esprit de corps in the little band, a dignity of bearing, and a ceremonious state, lost in the great struggle which came afterward.
white
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From this reading Clustered along the beach, which runs around its half-moon harbor, are the houses of the old French village, nestling at the foot of the cliff rising behind, crowned with the little white fort, the stars and stripes floating above it against the deep blue sky.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up in the northern straits, between blue Lake Huron, with its clear air, and gray Lake Michigan, with its silver fogs, lies the bold island of Mackinac.
years
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From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That great struggle now lies ten years back; yet, to-day, when the silver-haired veterans meet, they pass it over as a thing of the present, and go back to the times of the 'old army.'
young
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From this reading Those were pleasant days,--pleasant for the old soldiers who were resting after Mexico,--pleasant for young soldiers destined to die on the plains of Gettysburg or the cloudy heights of Lookout Mountain.
