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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 After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
army
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE.
bluffs
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
bulk
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
cohorts
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
conference
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From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
dangerous
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
defile
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
dominated
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
draw
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
enemy's
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
engage
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
field
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
Franks
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
general
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From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
grouped
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
highest
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
hurried
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From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
infantry
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
march
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE.
officers
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From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
orders
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
place
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
plain
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
posts
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From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
received
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
rejoining
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From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
RHINE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE.
scrimmage
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
several
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
strong
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RHINE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
thousand
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
Three
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From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three cohorts of infantry, each one thousand strong, received orders to march through the defile into the open plain, engage the vanguard of the Franks, and draw the bulk of the enemy's army into the dangerous passage.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
troops
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From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
vanguard
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From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
Victorin
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From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Victorin, several officers and myself stood grouped upon one of the highest bluffs that dominated the field on which the scrimmage was to take place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a hurried conference with the officers, the troops took their posts of battle.
young
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From this reading The young general was not long in rejoining the vanguard.
