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16,000
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
all
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
ARMY
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From this reading OUR ARMY GOES TO CUBA.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
camp
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
camps
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
coast
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
CUBA
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From this reading OUR ARMY GOES TO CUBA.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
eastern
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
Florida
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
General
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
go
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
GOES
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From this reading OUR ARMY GOES TO CUBA.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, they were ready to go if needed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
June
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
middle
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
more
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
needed
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From this reading Still, they were ready to go if needed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
notice
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
ordered
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR ARMY GOES TO CUBA.
parts
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
ready
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
Regulars
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
sailed
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
Shafter
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
shore
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
soldiers
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
southeastern
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
southern
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
States
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
stayed
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, they were ready to go if needed.
Tampa
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, they were ready to go if needed.
thousands
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR ARMY GOES TO CUBA.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
United
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
Volunteers
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
waiting
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From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
war
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From this reading Thousands of them were never ordered to go, but stayed in camp during all the war.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our soldiers--thousands of "Regulars" and thousands and thousands of "Volunteers"--were waiting in camps in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, in order to be ready to start for Cuba at short notice.
west
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From this reading About the middle of June more than 16,000 soldiers, under General Shafter, sailed from Tampa, on the west coast of Florida, for the southeastern shore of Cuba.
