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With Washington in the west
With Washington in the west

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edward Stratemeyer • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.
“By all reports the French must be close at hand.”
“Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.
“I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”
It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.
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With Washington in the west

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.
Line 2
“By all reports the French must be close at hand.”
/baɪ ɔːl rɪˈpɔːrts ðə frentʃ mʌst biː kloʊs æt hænd/
Line 3
“Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.
/wel ə faɪt wʊd wɔːrm ʌs ʌp rɪˈtɜːrnd ˈhenri/
Line 4
“I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”
/aɪ mʌst seɪ aɪ æm tʃɪld tuː ðə ˈbækboʊn/
Line 5
It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.
/ɪt wɑːz smɔːl ˈwʌndər ðæt ˈhenri wɑːz tʃɪld fɔːr ɪt wɑːz naɪt ənd ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈhevəli/

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backbone noun US /ˈbækboʊn/

a central cohesive source of support and stability

From this reading ““I must say I am chilled to the backbone.””

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chilled verb US /tʃɪld/

past form of “chill” — depress or discourage

From this reading ““I must say I am chilled to the backbone.””

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lodge verb US /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

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marched verb US /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

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raining adjective US /ˈreɪnɪŋ/

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading “It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.”

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reports noun US /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading ““By all reports the French must be close at hand.””

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retreat noun US /riˈtriːt/

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

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Washington noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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through the woods preposition + article + noun counted as “through … woods”

In this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

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over the hills preposition + article + noun counted as “over … hill”

In this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

4,670 times in 426,211 chapters
marched away verb + particle counted as “march away”

In this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

1,248 times in 426,211 chapters
get some verb + adjective

In this reading “THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.”

19,779 times in 426,211 chapters
at hand preposition + noun

close in space; within reach

In this reading ““By all reports the French must be close at hand.””

25,502 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backbonenounUS /ˈbækboʊn/

a central cohesive source of support and stability

From this reading “I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/

past form of “chill” — depress or discourage

From this reading “I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”

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closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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Dave

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From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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FORTnounUS /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/

to a considerable degree

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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NECESSITYnounUS /nəˈsesəti/

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading “By all reports the French must be close at hand.”

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RETREATnounUS /riˈtriːt/

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “I must say I am chilled to the backbone.”

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smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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Tanacharisson's

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From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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we'll

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From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading It was small wonder that Henry was chilled, for it was night and raining heavily.

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woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE RETREAT TO FORT NECESSITY “I think we’ll get some fighting before long,” said Dave to Henry, as the two marched away with Washington, through the woods and over the hills leading to Tanacharisson’s lodge.

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Well, a fight would warm us up,” returned Henry.

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