Chapter XV
BLOCK-HOUSE NO. 2 On the 14th the army lay supine. There was no news from Otsego. One man fell dead in camp of heart disease. The cattle-guard was fired on.
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Chapter XV
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BLOCK-HOUSE
NO.
2
On
the
14th
the
army
lay
supine.
There
was
no
news
from
Otsego.
One
man
fell
dead
in
camp
of
heart
disease.
The
cattle-guard
was
fired
on.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BLOCK-HOUSE
NO.
Line 2
2
On
the
14th
the
army
lay
supine.
Line 3
There
was
no
news
from
Otsego.
Line 4
One
man
fell
dead
in
camp
of
heart
disease.
Line 5
The
cattle-guard
was
fired
on.
Learner Dictionary
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Camp
noun
US /camp/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.”
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14th
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2
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army
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BLOCK-HOUSE
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camp
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cattle-guard
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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disease
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fell
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fired
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From this reading The cattle-guard was fired on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no news from Otsego.
heart
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From this reading One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.
lay
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man
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From this reading One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.
news
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From this reading There was no news from Otsego.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BLOCK-HOUSE NO.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 2 On the 14th the army lay supine.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man fell dead in camp of heart disease.
Otsego
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From this reading There was no news from Otsego.
supine
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From this reading 2 On the 14th the army lay supine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2 On the 14th the army lay supine.
There
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From this reading There was no news from Otsego.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no news from Otsego.