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The Star of Gettysburg

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.
He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.
Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.
Chance had certainly favored him.
What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!
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The Star of Gettysburg

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Star of Gettysburg is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.
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He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.
/hiː wɑːz ɪn ðə ˈoʊ.pən ənd hiː wɑːz ˈliːvɪŋ ðə ˈnɔːrðərn ˈkævəlri fɑːr bɪˈhaɪnd/
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Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.
/nɔːr wɑːz ɪt ˈlaɪkli ðæt ˈeni ˈfɜːrðər ˈenəmi wʊd əˈpɪr naʊ bɪˈtwiːn hɪm ənd ˈdʒæksənz ˈɑːrmi/
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Chance had certainly favored him.
/tʃæns hæd ˈsɜːrtənli ˈfeɪvərd hɪm/
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What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!
/wʌt ə ˈɡlɔːriəs ˈɡɑːdəs tʃæns wɑːz wen ʃiː ˈhæpənd tuː biː ɑːn jɔːr saɪd/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cavalry noun US /ˈkævəlri/

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading “He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.”

favored adjective US /ˈfeɪvərd/

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading “Chance had certainly favored him.”

goddess noun US /ˈɡɑːdəs/

a female deity

From this reading “What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!”

jackson noun US /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.”

Jackson's noun US /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.”

moves noun US /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading “JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.”

restrain verb US /riˈstreɪn/

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

From this reading “JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.”

vivid adjective US /ˈvɪvəd/

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading “JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.”

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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 JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Chance had certainly favored him.

ChancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Chance had certainly favored him.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

exultationnoun

a feeling of extreme joy

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading Chance had certainly favored him.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/

a female deity

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Chance had certainly favored him.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

JACKSONnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

Jackson'snounUS /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

MOVESnounUS /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He was in the open, and he was leaving the Northern cavalry far behind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JACKSON MOVES It was impossible for Harry to restrain a vivid feeling of exultation.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Nor was it likely that any further enemy would appear now between him and Jackson's army.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What a glorious goddess Chance was when she happened to be on your side!

Chapter 2 of The Star of Gettysburg by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Harry
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General
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Jackson
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Detailed
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