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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 DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
allies
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
ambition
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
America
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
attacking
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
authority
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
away
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
best
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
British
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
continually
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
country
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
DARK
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
days
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From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
defence
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
directing
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
doing
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
England
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
extending
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
fire
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
fort
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
French
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
frequently
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
frontier
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
full
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
future
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
George
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
handful
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
headquarters
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
independence
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From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
Indians
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
isolated
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
King
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
man
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
Maryland
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
militia
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
minor
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
more
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
nearly
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
opens
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
operations
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
place
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
President
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
protect
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
rangers
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
resolute
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
section
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
settlements
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
state
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
story
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
strong
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
subject
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
sustain
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
There
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From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no thought of independence in those days.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
two
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
urged
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
utmost
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
Virginia
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
WAR
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
Washington
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
willing
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From this reading He was a subject of the King of England, and as a subject willing to do his utmost to sustain British authority in America.
Winchester
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From this reading His headquarters were at Winchester, where the fort was in a good state for defence, but he was frequently away from that place, directing minor operations against the Indians, who, urged by their French allies, were continually attacking isolated settlements.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
YEAR
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
years
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From this reading DARK YEAR OF THE WAR At the time this story opens George Washington had been on the frontier for nearly two years, with what was little more than a handful of rangers and militia, doing his best to protect a section of country extending through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
young
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From this reading At this time the future President of our country was still a young man, strong, resolute, and full of the fire of ambition.
