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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 A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
activities
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
Afterward
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
aid
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
All
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
almost
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
arrived
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
ATTACK
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
band
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
bank
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
blockhouse
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
Bryant's
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
cabins
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
came
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
carry
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
children
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
coming
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
daylight
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
DECOY
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
defeat
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
depart
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
Elkhorn
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
few
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
fight
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
fort
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
forty
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
Girty's
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
gleaming
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
hill
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
Holder
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
hours
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
Hoy's
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
hundred
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
Indians
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
inmates
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
later
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
learned
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
lights
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
lines
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
listening
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
men
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
messenger
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
news
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
night
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
number
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
old
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
only
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
overwhelmed
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
parallel
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
placed
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
preparing
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
protection
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
received
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
River
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
saw
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
six
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
small
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
soon
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From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
sounds
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
Station
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From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
suspected
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From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All through the night the garrison had been preparing as soon as daylight came to depart from the fort to carry aid to the men at Hoy's Station.
unable
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DECOY AND AN ATTACK The fort at Bryant's Station was for the protection of forty cabins placed in parallel lines upon a little hill on the bank of the Elkhorn River.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Afterward it was learned that the Indians were listening all through the night to the sounds of the activities within the fort, and when they saw the lights gleaming from the blockhouse and the cabins they must have suspected that news of their coming already had been received by the inmates.
women
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From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
word
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From this reading A messenger had brought word to Bryant's Station of the defeat which almost had overwhelmed Holder and his men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Girty's band of six hundred Indians had arrived a few hours later they would have found in the fort only a few women and children, besides a small number of old men, unable to fight.
