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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 parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
American
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
aspect
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
beats
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
blew
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
blockhouse
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
boisterously
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
canvas
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
clinging
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
cloaked
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
closely
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
cracked
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
depressing
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
deserted
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
Douglas
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
dripping
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
earth
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
father
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
fell
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
figures
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
fitful
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
flags
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
fortification
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
found
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
gave
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
General
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
gloomy
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
ground
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
gusts
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
Harrison's
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
huddled
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
interior
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
known
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
left
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
never
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
officers
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
out
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
pace
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
pacing
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
parade
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
popped
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
quarters
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
rain
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
rapid
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
Ross
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
sentries
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
shelter
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
smoked
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
sodden
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
soldiers
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
staffs
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
still
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
stubbornly
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
swelled
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
tents
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
together
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
trampled
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From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
traverses
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From this reading In the shelter of the traverses, soldiers huddled together and smoked in silence.
walked
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From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
walls
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From this reading The canvas walls of the officers’ tents swelled in and out, and cracked and popped boisterously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parade ground was deserted; and the sodden and trampled earth, the dripping flags clinging closely to their staffs, and the cloaked figures of the sentries stubbornly pacing their beats, gave to the interior of the American fortification a gloomy and depressing aspect.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ross Douglas left the blockhouse, where he had found the father he had never known, and at a rapid pace walked toward General Harrison’s quarters.
wind
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From this reading The rain still fell; the wind still blew in fitful gusts.
