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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 A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
attendants
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
attentions
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
banished
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
brave
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
buried
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From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
chief
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
child
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
column
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
Confederate
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
conventionalities
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
crowding
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
diffidence
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
directness
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
discovering
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
duties
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
enlisted
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
entered
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
evidences
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From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
exception
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
fearlessness
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
Federal
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
forces
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
ghastlier
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From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
GIRL
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
hospital
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
knowledge
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
Lou
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
marched
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
men
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
Miss
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
nurse
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
offices
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
once
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
outbuildings
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
piazzas
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
profound
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
pursuit
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
quickly
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
rearguard
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
received
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
removed
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From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
SOUTHERN
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
strife
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From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
sympathy
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
TRIBUTE
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From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
Union
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From this reading With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column.
Untrammelled
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From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of strife removed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound sympathy.
wounded
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From this reading The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded, crowding the outbuildings and offices.
