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Winning His Way
Winning His Way

Chapter XVII

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CHICKAMAUGA.
Quick the changes.
Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.
Then came a day of disaster in September.
A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.
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Winning His Way

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHICKAMAUGA.
Line 2
Quick the changes.
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Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.
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Then came a day of disaster in September.
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A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.”

Amid preposition US /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading “Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.”

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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 Then came a day of disaster in September.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

army

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

battle

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From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

came

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From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

changes

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Chattanooga

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

CHICKAMAUGA

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From this reading CHICKAMAUGA.

closed

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From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

day

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From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

disaster

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From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

General

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

lasted

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From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

Lookout

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

marching

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

Monday

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From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

more

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

Mountain

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

mountains

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

once

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

Paul

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

Quick

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Rosecrans

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

Saturday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

September

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From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

Sunday

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From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

Tennessee

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Quick the changes.

Then

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From this reading Then came a day of disaster in September.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A great battle began on Saturday morning, lasted through Sunday, and closed on Monday.

tramping

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From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Paul was once more with the army, amid the mountains of Tennessee, marching upon Chattanooga with General Rosecrans, tramping over Lookout Mountain, and along the Chickamauga.