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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 ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
anxiety
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
believing
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
boat
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
caps
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
clothed
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
concealed
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
coon-skin
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
discovered
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
dropped
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
fantastic
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
few
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
ford
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
fully
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
ground
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
hour
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
howled
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From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
hunting-shirts
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
like
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From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
many
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From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
most
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
mountaineers
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF RATIONS.
only
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
passing
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
place
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
PROBLEM
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From this reading THE PROBLEM OF RATIONS.
RATIONS
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From this reading THE PROBLEM OF RATIONS.
rebel
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
regiment
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
rods
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
soldiers
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
style
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
terror
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF RATIONS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
thrilled
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
Tom
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From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
trembling
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
troops
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
Virginia
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From this reading It was a regiment of Virginia mountaineers, clothed in the most fantastic style with hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps.
wait
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From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ford over which the rebel regiment was passing was only a few rods distant from the place where Tom had concealed himself and his boat.
wildcats
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From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he discovered the soldiers, he was thrilled with terror; and, fully believing that his hour had come, he dropped upon the ground, to wait, in trembling anxiety, the passage of the troops.
yelled
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From this reading They yelled and howled like so many wildcats.
