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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 Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
all
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
AMITIE
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From this reading FORT AMITIE LEARNS ITS FATE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
army
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
battle
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
besieged
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
British
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
bury
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
Canada
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
captured
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
city
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
Conquerors
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
days
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
end
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
enter
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
FATE
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From this reading FORT AMITIE LEARNS ITS FATE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
forget
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
FORT
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From this reading FORT AMITIE LEARNS ITS FATE.
France
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
gate
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
gates
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
general
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
generals
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
glory
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
grass
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
green
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
helping
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FORT AMITIE LEARNS ITS FATE.
lands
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
LEARNS
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From this reading FORT AMITIE LEARNS ITS FATE.
lengthened
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
melted
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
month
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
more
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
New
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
patiently
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
pillar
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
rebuild
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
ruined
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
sat
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
sea
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
set
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
signal
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
small
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
snows
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From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
southerly
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
speed
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
Spring
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
statue
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
three
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
two
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
up
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
Victory
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
waiting
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From this reading That Spring, three British generals sat at the three gates of Canada, waiting for the signal to enter and end the last agony of New France.
walls
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From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the snows melted, the days lengthened, and still the signal did not come; for the general by the sea gate was himself besieged.
winter
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From this reading Through the winter he and his small army sat patiently in the city they had ruined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conquerors in lands more southerly may bury their dead with speed, rebuild captured walls, set up a pillar and statue of Victory, and in a month or two, the green grass helping them, forget all but the glory of the battle.
