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add
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From this reading I could merely add details to the information previously received.
adventure
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
any
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
attack
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
Beauregard's
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
briefly
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
centres
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
clear
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
combined
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
conditions
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could merely add details to the information previously received.
day
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
description
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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events
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
EX-SLAVE
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
extended
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
find
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
following
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
forces
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
headquarters
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
history
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
immediate
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
individuals
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
indulge
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
information
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interest
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
Johnston's
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
lines
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
MEET
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
merely
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military
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
movements
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
narrative
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
noon
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
only
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
penetrated
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
position
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
possible
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
previously
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rather
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
reached
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
reader's
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From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
received
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repel
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
report
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
result
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
rumors
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From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
story
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
strengthening
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From this reading The result was the immediate strengthening of our position to repel any possible attack.
sufficiently
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
surrounding
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
touch
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From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The interest of my story centres around individuals rather than the great events of history, and I will touch these but briefly, so as to make the surrounding conditions sufficiently clear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was noon the following day when I reached headquarters with my report, only to find that rumors of the combined movements of Johnston's and Beauregard's forces had already penetrated our lines.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I MEET AN EX-SLAVE In this narrative of adventure it would but waste the reader's time to indulge in any extended description of military movements.
