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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 THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
all
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
Barringford
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
brush
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
came
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From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
certainly
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
considered
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
Dave
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
day
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
examined
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
FALLS
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
fight
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
French
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
guess
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
gun
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
heavily
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
Henry
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
killed
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
laid
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
NEAR
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
new
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
now
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From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
priming
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
ready
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
Sam
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
spoke
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
thankful
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
things
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From this reading "And I guess we can be thankful, all things considered, that we are here to do them battle and not killed, or laid up as Sam Barringford is."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
too
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From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
up
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
use
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BATTLE NEAR THE FALLS "We are certainly in for a fight now, Henry!"
weapon
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From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
Well
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From this reading "Well, we came to fight," returned Henry, as he, too, looked his weapon over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Dave who spoke, as he examined the priming of his new gun, to make sure that the weapon was ready for use.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
woke
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
yesterday
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From this reading "That little brush day before yesterday woke the French up, and they will sail into us heavily--if they can," he added.
