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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 The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
ammunition
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
army
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
artillery
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
bullock
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
bullock-guard
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
cartridges
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
cautioning
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From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
CHEMUNG
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
cursing
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
drivers
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
ford
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
forty
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
guard
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
guns
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
head
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
heard
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
infantry
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
lay
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
lost
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
Major
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From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
mess
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
met
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From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
nine
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
Old
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
outlet
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From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
overturned
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
Parr
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From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
pass
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
plight
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
Rifles
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
ruins
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
saying
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
sorry
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
stalled
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
Stewart's
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
strayed
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
sundown
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
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 CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
thousands
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From this reading And I heard the infantry cursing the drivers and saying that we had lost thousands of cartridges.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
too
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From this reading Stewart's bullock-guard was in a plight, too, forty head having strayed.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the outlet to the pass Major Parr met us, cautioning silence.
wagon
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From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The artillery was already in a sorry mess, nine guns stalled and an ammunition wagon overturned in the ford.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BATTLE OF CHEMUNG Toward sundown we hailed our bullock guard below the ruins of Old Chemung, and passed forward through the army to the throat of the pass, where the Rifles lay.
