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64
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
All
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
always
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
appalled
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
Army
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
awful
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
broadened
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
BROTHER
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
campaign
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
chessboard
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
Confederacy
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From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
cool
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
coolly
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
crimson
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
deepened
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
defeat
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
extinct
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From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
fate
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
Graham's
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
grandest
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
heroic
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
iron
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From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
led
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
loyal
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
made
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
man
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
men
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
more
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
organized
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
pieces
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
placed
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
Potomac
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
relaxed
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From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
remorseless
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
RITA'S
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
side
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
slaughter
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
spirit
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
sublime
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From this reading The Army of the Potomac--the grandest army ever organized, and always made more sublime and heroic by defeat--was led by a man as remorseless as fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
thousands
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From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
tide
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
veteran
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From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
war
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From this reading RITA'S BROTHER All through the campaign of '64 the crimson tide of war deepened and broadened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Graham's cool and veteran spirit was appalled at the awful slaughter on either side.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was fate to the Confederacy, upon whose throat he placed his iron grasp, never relaxed until life was extinct.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He was fate to thousands of loyal men, whom he placed at will as coolly as if they had been the pieces on a chessboard.
