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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 A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
advantage
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
arms
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
captors
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
captured
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
Christy
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
COLONEL
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
complain
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From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
Confederacy
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
dangerous
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
decided
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From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
deprived
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From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
employ
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
face
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From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
felt
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
Flint
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From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
forty
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
gain
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From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
government
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
HOMER
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
lieutenant
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
master's
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
mate
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
midshipman
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
PASSFORD
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
prisoners
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
privateer
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
realized
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
resistance
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
revolvers
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From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
securely
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
services
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
side
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
situation
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From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
spite
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
surroundings
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
taken
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From this reading If the government was deprived of the services of a midshipman and a master's mate, a dangerous privateer had been captured, and about forty prisoners had been taken from the employ of the Confederacy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the face of this decided gain, Christy felt that he had no right to complain.
tied
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
unfortunate
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From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
Union
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
unpleasant
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
VISIT
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From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Flint was in the same unfortunate situation, and both of them had been deprived of their revolvers.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A VISIT FROM COLONEL HOMER PASSFORD With his arms securely tied behind him, Christy realized that he could make no resistance to his captors.
young
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From this reading But in spite of his unpleasant surroundings, the young lieutenant felt that the balance of advantage was on the side of the Union.
