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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 The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
affair
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
ago
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
ahead
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From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
alarm-post
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From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
bayonet
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
carry
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
climbed
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
conned
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
day's
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From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
daybreak
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
down
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
end
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
engineer
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
French
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
glass
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
helped
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
high
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From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
hours
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
landward
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
Levis
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
like
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
logs
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
men
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From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
Mountain
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
niggers
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
outwork
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
overnight
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
posted
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From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
Rattlesnake
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
reinforcements
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
report
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
ridge
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
rough-and-ready
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
Roussillon
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
Royal
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
said
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
scouts
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
some
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
spirits
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From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
thrown
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
TICONDEROGA
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From this reading TICONDEROGA.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
troops
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
two
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
up
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From this reading The French had thrown up an outwork on the landward end of the ridge; an engineer had climbed Rattlesnake Mountain at daybreak and conned it through his glass, and had brought down his report two hours ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the alarm-post next morning the men were in high spirits again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
white-coats
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
work
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From this reading Everyone seemed to be posted in the day's work ahead.
working
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From this reading The white-coats had been working like niggers, helped by some reinforcements which had come in overnight--Levis with the Royal Roussillon, the scouts said: but the thing was a rough-and-ready affair of logs and the troops were to carry it with the bayonet.
