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20th
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
Americans
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
Ampudia
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
Anna
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
army
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
arrogant
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
battle
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
blustered
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
civil
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From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
confident
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
confirmed
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From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
consider
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
days
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
declared
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
erstwhile
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
fact
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
Farias
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
favorite
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
fickle
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
Gomez
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
HANNAH
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From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
head
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
lasted
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
made
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
MARIA
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Mexico
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Monterey
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
one-time
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
overtures
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
Paredes
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
peace
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
people
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
placed
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
president
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
prisoner
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From this reading Paredes, the erstwhile president, had been made prisoner and Gomez Farias declared president.
recalled
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
refused
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
report
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From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
resulted
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
revolution
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Santa
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From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
September
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
spite
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From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of this fact Ampudia still blustered and Santa Anna, still arrogant and confident, refused to consider overtures for peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
three
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one-time favorite, Santa Anna, was recalled by his fickle people to be placed at the head of the army.
victory
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From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the 20th of September began the battle of Monterey, which lasted three days and resulted in victory to the Americans.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH HANNAH MARIA About this time the report of a civil revolution in Mexico was confirmed.
