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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 How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
American
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
army
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
became
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
bent
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
bravery
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
brighter
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
cheerful
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
contempt
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From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
dashed
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
days
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
decorated
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
demonstration
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
egotism
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expected
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
face
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From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
feathers
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
few
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
fire
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foreigner
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fought
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gathered
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
held
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From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
hopes
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
How
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
husband
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
lover
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
military
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
miscellaneous
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
more
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much
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From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
nationalities
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North
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
own
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From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
pardoned
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
pleasure
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
sadly
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
seekers
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
shedding
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
soldier
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From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
soon
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
South
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From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
Southern
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From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
stripped
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From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know one thing, that the Southern soldier held the foreigner in contempt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
too
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From this reading He had, however, to face too much of his own blood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cheerful party of decorated pleasure seekers soon became a sober army, stripped of feathers, bent upon the shedding of blood.
war
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From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How sadly were dashed the hopes of the husband and the lover who had expected not a war, but a military demonstration to last but a few days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I may be pardoned this egotism, but it seemed that the South, more Anglo-Saxon, more American, fought with brighter fire and bravery than the miscellaneous nationalities gathered in the North.
