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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 Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
all
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
Americans
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
army
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
audacious
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
away
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
bitter
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
blessing
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
board
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
Boston
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
British
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
called
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
chief
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
children
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
condition
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
country
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
crown
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
deeds
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
embark
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
evil
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
forever
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
forgiven
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
George's
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
Grandfather
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From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
hill
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
how
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
imagined
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
justice
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
King
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
knew
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
known
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
lost
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
Massachusetts
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
men
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
native
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
Nook's
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
Oliver
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
out
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
patriots
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
persons
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
Peter
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
pitiable
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
preparing
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
prevail
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
rebels
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
regrets
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
said
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From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
sailed
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
saw
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
sensible
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
sent
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
ships
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
shore
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From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
shown
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
singled
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
soldiers
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
streets
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
then
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
tories
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From this reading "Alas! for the poor tories!" said Grandfather.
troops
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
unfortunate
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
very
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
walking
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From this reading In order to make the children sensible of the pitiable condition of these men, Grandfather singled out Peter Oliver, chief justice of Massachusetts under the crown, and imagined him walking through the streets of Boston, on the morning before he left it forever.
war
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From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
Washington's
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From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Could the patriots have known how bitter were their regrets, they would have forgiven them all their evil deeds, and sent a blessing after them as they sailed away from their native shore."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, when they saw the British soldiers preparing to embark on board of the ships of war, then they knew that they had lost their country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Until the very last morning after Washington’s troops had shown themselves on Nook’s hill, these unfortunate persons could not believe that the audacious rebels, as they called the Americans, would ever prevail against King George’s army.
