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Chapter XIV
It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war. Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army. His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him. So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre. The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
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any thing at all
From this reading “His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
any thing at all
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
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From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
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From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh was seventeen, and was eager to go into the army.
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From this reading The boys truly thought that General Lee himself was not so imposing or so great a soldier as Hugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So a horse was bought, and Hugh went to Richmond and came back with a uniform and a sabre.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
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From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His mother would have liked to keep him at home; but she felt that it was her duty not to withhold anything, and Colonel Marshall offered Hugh a place with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now nearing the end of the third year of the war.
