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AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above them floated the Rebel flag.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
Andersonville
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
borne
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
change
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
collected
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
corruption
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
day
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
dead-cart
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
death
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
despair
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
died
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
disease
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
fate
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
FLAG
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From this reading UNDER THE OLD FLAG.
floated
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From this reading Above them floated the Rebel flag.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
gate
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
hope
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
indifference
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
inevitable
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
laid
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
living
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
loathsome
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
night
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
OLD
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From this reading UNDER THE OLD FLAG.
out
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
piled
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
prison
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
prisoner
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From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
prisoners
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
Rebel
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From this reading Above them floated the Rebel flag.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
rows
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
scene
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
starvation
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE OLD FLAG.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Above them floated the Rebel flag.
There
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From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
trenches
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From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE OLD FLAG.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no change at Andersonville, but in the loathsome prison it was ever the same terrible scene of starvation, corruption, disease, despair, and death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every morning those who had died during the night were collected by the prisoners and laid in rows by the prison gate, where, during the day, they were piled upon the dead-cart and borne out to the trenches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no hope of relief for the living, and each prisoner looked forward with indifference to his inevitable fate.
