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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 With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
artillerymen
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
attacking
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
bank
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
batteries
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
British
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
charge
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
cheer
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
clubbed
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
Colonel
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
columns
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
discharged
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
disembarked
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
Douglas
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
down
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
Dudley
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
easy
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
empty
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
encampment
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
English
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
faithful
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
fire
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
first
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
four-footed
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
friend
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
gun
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
gunners
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
headed
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
helped
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
led
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
Maumee
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
men
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
northern
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
officers
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
ordered
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From this reading When the charge was ordered, he was among the officers who headed the attacking columns, and his gun was among the first discharged.
precipitately
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
put
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
retreated
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
rifle
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
river
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
Ross
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From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
rout
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From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
side
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
startled
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
terrorized
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
victory
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
wait
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From this reading It was an easy victory; the startled and terrorized artillerymen did not wait to fire a gun, but precipitately retreated toward their encampment down the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
way
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From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Colonel Dudley disembarked his men upon the northern bank of the Maumee, Ross Douglas was among them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was he who led the way toward the British batteries—his faithful four-footed friend at his side.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a cheer, he clubbed his empty rifle and helped to put the English gunners to rout.
