Chapter X
NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND. Great Battle at Manassas! Total Rout of the Federal Army! 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners! Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
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Chapter X
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NEWS
OF
THE
BATTLE
AT
ROCKLAND.
Great
Battle
at
Manassas!
Total
Rout
of
the
Federal
Army!
3,000
killed
and
as
many
more
taken
prisoners!
Fire
Zouaves
all
cut
to
pieces!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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NEWS
OF
THE
BATTLE
AT
ROCKLAND.
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Great
Battle
at
Manassas!
Line 3
Total
Rout
of
the
Federal
Army!
Line 4
3,000
killed
and
as
many
more
taken
prisoners!
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Fire
Zouaves
all
cut
to
pieces!
Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great Battle at Manassas!”
Pieces
noun
US /pieces/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!”
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3,000
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
Army
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 3,000 killed and as many more taken prisoners!
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
BATTLE
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cut
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Federal
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Fire
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great Battle at Manassas!
killed
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Manassas
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many
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more
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NEWS
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From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
pieces
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prisoners
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ROCKLAND
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Rout
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taken
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS OF THE BATTLE AT ROCKLAND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!
Total
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From this reading Total Rout of the Federal Army!
Zouaves
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From this reading Fire Zouaves all cut to pieces!