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Chapter III

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_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163
THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,
Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH
DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,
Timothy Dwight 180
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Poems of American History

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Poems of American History is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163
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THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,
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Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH
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DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,
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Timothy Dwight 180

Learner Dictionary

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bombardment noun US /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

From this reading “THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,”

emancipation noun US /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading “Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH”

Hopkinson noun US /ˈhɑːpkɪnsən/

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)

From this reading “DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,”

patriot's noun US /ˈpeɪtriəts/

possessive form of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading “DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,”

Sargent noun US /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)

From this reading “THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,”

ticonderoga noun US /taɪˌkɑːndərˈoʊɡə/

a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775

From this reading “_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163”

warren's noun US /ˈwɔːrənz/

possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading “_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163”

yankee's noun US /ˈjæŋkiz/

possessive form of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading “_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

CONTAINING SOME verb + adjective counted as “contain some”

In this reading “Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH”

RETURN FROM verb + particle

In this reading “_The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163”

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157

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

159

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

160

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

161

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

162

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

163

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

166

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

167

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

168

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

169

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

170

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

171

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

172

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

173

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

174

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

176

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

177

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

178

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

179

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

180

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

ADDRESSverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

AMERICANnounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BangsnounUS /bæŋz/

plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BOMBARDMENTnounUS /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

BOYSnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BRISTOLnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/

an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

BRITISHnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

Bryant

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BUNKERnounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

BUNKER-HILL

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

Calvert

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

CAMPnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

Chadwick

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

CHIEFnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/

wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

ColonistsnounUS /ˈkɑːlənɪsts/

plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

COLUMBIAnounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

CONTAININGverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

Cullen

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

DEPENDENCEnounUS /dɪˈpendəns/

the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

Dwight

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From this reading Timothy Dwight 180

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

EMANCIPATIONnounUS /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

Epes

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

EVEnounUS /iːv/

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

Everett

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

FOURTHnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

Francis

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

Freneau

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

GAGE'S

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

GRANDMOTHER'SnounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðərz/

possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

GREENnounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

HalenounUS /heɪl/

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

HILLnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

HopkinsonnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnsən/

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

IndependencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

JonathannounUS /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/

English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

MONTGOMERYnounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/

Canadian novelist (1874-1942)

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

MOUNTAINnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

MUGFORD'S

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From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

NEW-COME

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

OFFadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

OffensiveadjectiveUS /əˈfensɪv/

violating or tending to violate or offend against

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

PATRIOT'SnounUS /ˈpeɪtriəts/

possessive form of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

Pierpont

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

POEMnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

PRAYERnounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

PRESENTverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

PROCLAMATIONnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/

a formal public statement

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

QUEBECnounUS /kwəˈbek/

the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

REMARKSnounUS /rɪˈmɑːrks/

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

RETURNverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

RIDEverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

RODNEY'S

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

Royall

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From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

SargentnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

Scollard

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

Sewall

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From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

SOLDIERSnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

Stansbury

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

SURPRISEnounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

TICONDEROGAnounUS /taɪˌkɑːndərˈoʊɡə/

a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

From this reading Timothy Dwight 180

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

TOMnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

TRIPnounUS /trɪp/

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

TylernounUS /ˈtaɪlər/

elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)

From this reading DEPENDENCE, Philip Freneau 176 RODNEY'S RIDE, Unknown 177 AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, Francis Hopkinson 178 THE FOURTH OF JULY, John Pierpont 179 INDEPENDENCE DAY, Royall Tyler 179 ON INDEPENDENCE, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 179 THE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S PRAYER, Unknown 180 COLUMBIA,

UnknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

VICTORYnounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

WARRENnounUS /ˈwɔːrən/

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

WARREN'SnounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/

possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

WASHINGTONnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading THE DEATH OF WARREN, Epes Sargent 166 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Unknown 167 THE NEW-COME CHIEF, James Russell Lowell 168 THE TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE, Unknown 169 WAR AND WASHINGTON, Jonathan Mitchell Sewall 170 THE BOMBARDMENT OF BRISTOL,

Wendell

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Unknown 171 MONTGOMERY AT QUEBEC, Clinton Scollard 171 A SONG, Unknown 172 A POEM CONTAINING SOME REMARKS ON THE PRESENT WAR, Unknown 173 MUGFORD'S VICTORY, John White Chadwick 174 OFF FROM BOSTON, Unknown 176 _Independence_ EMANCIPATION FROM BRITISH

William

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From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

YANKEE'SnounUS /ˈjæŋkiz/

possessive form of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading _The Colonists take the Offensive_ THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, William Cullen Bryant 157 THE SURPRISE AT TICONDEROGA, Mary A. P. Stansbury 157 THE YANKEE'S RETURN FROM CAMP, Edward Bangs 159 TOM GAGE'S PROCLAMATION, Unknown 160 THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL, Clinton Scollard 161 WARREN'S ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, John Pierpont 161 THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL, Edward Everett Hale 162 BUNKER HILL, George H. Calvert 162 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER-HILL BATTLE, Oliver Wendell Holmes 163

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