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1863
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
all
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
army
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
battle
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
campaign
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
carried
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
Chattanooga
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
closed
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
compels
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consummate
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
CREEK
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From this reading PEACH-TREE CREEK.
decisive
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
devoted
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
directed
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
East
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
eastward
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
energy
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
evacuated
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
events
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
General
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
Grant
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
heights
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
insured
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
July
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limited
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Lookout
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
loyalists
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
main
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
most
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
Mountain
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
night
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
out
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
pass
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PEACH-TREE
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From this reading PEACH-TREE CREEK.
period
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persecuting
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
posted
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
purged
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
rebels
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
retreated
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From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
skill
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
space
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storming
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
subordinates
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
substantially
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
Tennessee
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DURING the night all the rebels evacuated Lookout Mountain, and retreated upon the main army, posted at the eastward of them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our limited space compels us to pass over the time from this period to the July of the next year.
victory
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
war
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From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Chattanooga was ours; East Tennessee was purged of the rebels who had been persecuting the devoted loyalists from the beginning of the war; and with these events substantially closed the campaign of 1863.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
year
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zeal
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From this reading The storming of the heights was part of the great battle of Chattanooga, directed by General Grant with the most consummate skill, and carried out by his subordinates with a zeal and energy which insured a great and decisive victory.
