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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 We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The walls were double, and about twenty-five feet apart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
apart
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From this reading The walls were double, and about twenty-five feet apart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
bakery
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
barracks
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
bastions
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
blacksmith
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
defence
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From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
depend
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From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
dividing
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
double
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From this reading The walls were double, and about twenty-five feet apart.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
edge
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
enclosed
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
end
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
entered
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
feet
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From this reading The walls were double, and about twenty-five feet apart.
fifty
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
FORT
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
gate
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
guns
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From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
high
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
hundred
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
jutting
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From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
large
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
like
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
live-oak
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
made
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
park
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
partitions
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
perhaps
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
pierced
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From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
real
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
resemble
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
roofing
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
shop
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
single
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
situated
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
space
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
square
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
Sutter
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
SUTTER'S
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From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
Thus
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
twenty-five
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From this reading The walls were double, and about twenty-five feet apart.
up
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From this reading Thus by roofing over this space, and dividing it with partitions, Sutter had made up his barracks, blacksmith shop, bakery, and the like.
walls
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUTTER'S FORT Sutter's Fort was situated at the edge of the live-oak park.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were not pierced for guns; and the defence seemed to depend entirely on the jutting bastions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
wide
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
yards
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From this reading We found it to resemble a real fort, with high walls, bastions, and a single gate at each end through which one entered to a large enclosed square, perhaps a hundred and fifty yards long by fifty wide.
