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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 DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
board
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
chain
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
close
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
Completing
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
construction
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From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
curb
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
ditch
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
double
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
earth
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
east
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
eight
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
entrenchment
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
feet
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
Fort
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From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
head
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
high
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
higher
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
induces
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From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
man
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
mere
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From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
More
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From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
necessity
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From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
north
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
numerous
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
oak
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
Original
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From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
other
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
parapet
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
pierced
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
portholes
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
posts
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
set
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
solid
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
south
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
square
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
stretched
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
tall
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
tamped
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
together
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
typical
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From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
unusual
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From this reading Original in construction, as necessity ever induces the unusual, it was nevertheless formidable.
wall
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From this reading To the east was a double board wall with earth tamped between: a solid curb higher than the head of a tall man.
walls
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
west
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From this reading Completing the square, to the south and west stretched a chain of oak posts set close together and pierced, as were the other walls of the stockade, by numerous portholes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the north was a typical entrenchment with a ditch, and a parapet eight feet high.
Yankton
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From this reading DISCOVERY More than a mere name was Fort Yankton.
