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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 A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
battle
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
battlefield
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From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
bronze
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
empty
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From this reading On the south side the space is empty.
faces
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
forfeited
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
four
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
Gates
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
granite
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From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
great
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
Heroic
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the south side the space is empty.
leaders
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
led
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
man
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
massive
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From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
monument
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From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
Morgan
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
niche
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
obelisk
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
overlooks
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From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
patriots
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
place
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
Saratoga
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From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
Schuyler
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
sermon
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From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
shaft
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From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
side
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From this reading On the south side the space is empty.
south
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From this reading On the south side the space is empty.
space
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From this reading On the south side the space is empty.
splendid
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From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
stand
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
statues
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
stone
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From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A splendid monument overlooks the battlefield of Saratoga.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
three
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From this reading Heroic bronze statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan, three of the four great leaders in this battle, stand each in a niche on three faces of the obelisk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
victory
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From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a sermon in stone is the empty niche on that massive granite shaft!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who led the patriots to victory forfeited his place on this monument.
