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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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From this reading Quick the changes.
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
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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.