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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 Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
accompany
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
activity
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
adapted
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great bend at Napoleon is a notable example.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
bend
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
better
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
boat
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
command
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
cotton
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
country
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
cousin
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
direct
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
distance
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
end
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
example
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From this reading The great bend at Napoleon is a notable example.
excitement
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
fall
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
far
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Frequently
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
going
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
Gray
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bend at Napoleon is a notable example.
greater
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
Griffin
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
guerilla
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
guerillas
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
hazardous
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Hudson
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
increased
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
infested
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
instant
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
Jack
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
line
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
made
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Madrid
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Mississippi
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
most
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
Napoleon
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From this reading The great bend at Napoleon is a notable example.
Ned
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
New
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
notable
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From this reading The great bend at Napoleon is a notable example.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
picking
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
pleasurable
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Port
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
promised
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
river
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
rivers
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
Rodney
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
sailor
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
satisfied
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
signal
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
steamer
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
there
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
thirty
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
times
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
tortuous
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
trading
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
traverse
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
twelve
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From this reading Frequently the distance a steamer has to traverse in going around a bend is from twelve to thirty times greater than it is in a direct line across the country.
unarmednounUS /ˈunarmed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
up
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From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
Vicksburg
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
warfare
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
well
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From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was as well satisfied as Ned Griffin was that the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson would be the signal for instant and increased activity among the guerillas who infested the country as far up as New Madrid, and that picking up cotton along the river with an unarmed boat would be a hazardous undertaking.
world
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From this reading The Mississippi is the most tortuous of rivers, and there is none in the world better adapted to guerilla warfare.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rodney Gray had promised himself no end of pleasurable excitement when his sailor cousin returned to take command of a trading boat on the river, for he had made up his mind that he would accompany Jack wherever he went.
