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19th
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
23rd
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From this reading "Fall in, 23rd Fusileers!" and so on.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
all
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From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
arranging
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
bed
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
belts
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
buckle
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
case
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
cold
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
crying
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
damp
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
discomfort
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From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
early
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From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
Fall
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
Fusileers
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From this reading "Fall in, 23rd Fusileers!" and so on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
hurried
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
inquiries
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From this reading "What is the row? what is up?" were the inquiries of all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the row? what is up?" were the inquiries of all.
knew
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
many
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
men
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
moment
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
mounted
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
muster-places
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
officers
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
pale
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
pouring
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
Regiment
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
revolver
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
riding
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From this reading But no one knew, and on all hands the mounted officers were riding about and crying, "Fall in, 19th Regiment!"
rising
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From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
row
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From this reading "What is the row? what is up?" were the inquiries of all.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
streets
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
sword
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
tents
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
threading
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
up
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From this reading "What is the row? what is up?" were the inquiries of all.
various
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
way
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had all long since forgotten the discomfort of early rising.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the row? what is up?" were the inquiries of all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
work
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
worn-looking
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From this reading In my case I had never been to bed, so to buckle on my sword and revolver was the work of one moment; in another I was threading my way among the streets of tents, from which our men, cold, damp, pale, and worn-looking, were pouring towards their various muster-places, many of them arranging their belts as they hurried forward.
