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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 INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
accomplish
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
all
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
any
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
attempt
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
battle
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
boat
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
boats
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
Bronx
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
brother
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
capture
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
Cedar
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
certainly
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
chosen
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
Christy
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
Confederate
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
cotton
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
desire
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
doubtless
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
enable
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
end
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
expected
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
expedition
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
failed
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
fairly
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
father's
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
firing
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
Florida
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
fought
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
GARRISONnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
gone
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
hardly
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
Havana
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
Homer
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
information
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
INNOCENT
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
Keys
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
knowledge
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
light
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
Lonley
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
more
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
most
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
musketry
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
now
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From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
operations
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
other
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
out
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
Passford
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
peninsula
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
place
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
plantation
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
planter
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
property
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
rather
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From this reading Christy certainly had no desire to capture the property of his father's brother rather than that of any other Confederate planter, for he had had no knowledge of his operations in Florida.
recapture
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
safer
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
said
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
schooners
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
send
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
side
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
small
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
soldiers
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
squad
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
stage
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
statement
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
steamer
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was now fairly light, the battle had been fought, and the boat expedition had done all and more than all it had been expected to accomplish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
there
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From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
uncle
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
utterly
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From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
vicinity
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
war
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From this reading It appeared from the statement of Captain Lonley that the Havana was the property of his uncle Homer Passford; and doubtless he had chosen Cedar Keys as a safer place, at this stage of the war, to send out his cotton than the vicinity of his plantation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE INNOCENT CAPTAIN OF THE GARRISON The firing of the musketry was continued from the end of the point by a small squad of soldiers, though the most of them seemed to have gone over to the other side of the peninsula to take part in the attempt to recapture the schooners with boats, which had utterly failed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Christy had hardly expected to do anything more than obtain information that would enable the Bronx to capture the schooners, and nothing had been said about the steamer that had been found there.
