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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 Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
American
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
antipodean
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
British
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
campaign
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
ceaseless
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
children
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
cold
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
commissariat
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From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
comprehend
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
confronted
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
constitution
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From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
creeks
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
Dark
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
deadliest
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
dragged
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
enemy
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
enough
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
fearful
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
flax
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
ford
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
forests
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
fought
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
hardiest
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From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
insufficient
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From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
June
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
knee-deep
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
lift
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
marksmen
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
Massinger
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
mid-winter
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
mud
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
now
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
odds
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
period
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
position
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
rain
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
reached
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From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
regulars
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
revolutionary
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
rifle
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
soon
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
strong
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
struggled
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
swamps
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
There
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
thoroughly
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
tried
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From this reading An insufficient commissariat tried the constitution of the hardiest.
troops
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
very
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From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
volunteers
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
wade
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From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
war
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From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The campaign dragged on till June, the antipodean mid-winter, was reached.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Massinger was now in a position to comprehend thoroughly the fearful odds against which the British regulars fought in the American revolutionary war.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There they confronted an enemy whose very children, as soon as they were strong enough to lift the long rifle of the period, were the deadliest of marksmen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dark were the long cold nights, ceaseless the rain, as the troops and volunteers struggled through forests knee-deep in mud, with creeks to ford and flax swamps to wade through.
