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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
April
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
arduous
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
Auglaize
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
Captain
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From this reading They were Captain Oliver and his two guides.
Clay
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
commander
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
Defiance
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
directed
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
early
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
encamped
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
entered
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
former
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
formerly
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
Fort
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
fortification
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
gateway
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
General
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
Green
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
guides
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From this reading They were Captain Oliver and his two guides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
immediately
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
inquiries
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
junction
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
Kentucky
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
knowing
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
lay
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
long
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
made
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
march
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
Maumee
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
Meigs
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
men
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
miles
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
militiamen
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
morning
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
near
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
need
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
officers
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
Oliver
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From this reading They were Captain Oliver and his two guides.
presence
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
quarters
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From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
resting
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
sixty
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Captain Oliver and his two guides.
thirtieth
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
three
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From this reading In the early morning of the thirtieth of April, three men entered the gateway of the fortification.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
two
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From this reading They were Captain Oliver and his two guides.
urgent
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
walls
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From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former immediately made inquiries for the commander, and was directed to the officers’ quarters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
Winchester
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From this reading About sixty miles above Fort Meigs, near the junction of the Auglaize and the Maumee, lay Fort Winchester—formerly Fort Defiance.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within its walls, General Green Clay and his Kentucky militiamen were encamped—resting after their long and arduous march, and knowing nothing of the urgent need of their presence at Fort Meigs.
