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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 On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
advancing
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all
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From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
battle-flag
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bullet-shredded
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
climax
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From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
commander
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day
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fields
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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flag
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gaze
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Georgia
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get
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going
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Grant
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hadn't
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
Howells
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From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A paragraph, however, must not be omitted.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Imagine what it was like to see a bullet-shredded old battle-flag reverently unfolded to the gaze of a thousand middle-aged soldiers, most of whom hadn't seen it since they saw it advancing over victorious fields, when they were in their prime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
included
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From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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letter
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like
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mad
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marching
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middle-aged
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midst
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most
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A paragraph, however, must not be omitted.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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omitted
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From this reading A paragraph, however, must not be omitted.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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paragraph
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From this reading A paragraph, however, must not be omitted.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
prime
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reverently
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
saw
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see
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seen
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similar
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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soldiers
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somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
stepped
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From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
thousand
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
unfolded
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up
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very
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victorious
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view
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it is in the third letter that we get the climax.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And imagine what it was like when Grant, their first commander, stepped into view while they were still going mad over the flag, and then right in the midst of it all somebody struck up, 'When we were marching through Georgia.'
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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wrote
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From this reading On the same day he wrote a letter to Howells, which, in part, is very similar in substance and need not be included here.
