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action
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
ALAMO
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From this reading THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The enemy are upon us!"
aroused
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
clearly
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
coming
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
convent
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
couches
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
cry
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
Dan
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
demanded
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
doing
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
enemy
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From this reading "The enemy are upon us!"
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
FALL
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From this reading THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
guard
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
gun
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
hand
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
Henry
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
just
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
leaped
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
others
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
Parker
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
points
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
Poke
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
quick
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
ran
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
really
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
reckon
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
response
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
ringing
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
rooms
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
sleeping
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From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
soldiers
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
some
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
Stover
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL OF THE ALAMO.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
uniform
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
up
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The enemy are upon us!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The enemy are upon us!"
various
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From this reading This cry, ringing clearly throughout the Alamo, aroused everybody to action, and hither and thither ran the soldiers to their various points of duty,--some in uniform, and others just as they had leaped up from their couches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Are they really coming?" demanded Henry Parker, who had been sleeping beside Dan, in one of the rooms of the convent.
youth
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From this reading "I reckon they are, Henry," was the quick response, and up leaped the youth, and ran, gun in hand, to where Poke Stover was doing guard duty.
