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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 DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
advance
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
Alabama
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
always
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
Amazon
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
army
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
artillery
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
attempted
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
bore
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
borne
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
breastworks
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From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
common-sense
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
counteract
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
crazed
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
crushed
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
danger
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
DECK
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
demoralized
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
described
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
dethroned
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
devoid
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
disciplined
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
down
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
enemy
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
feet
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
FINDS
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
fire
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
fleeing
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
flow
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
formed
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From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
General
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
horses
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
impossible
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
latter
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
mass
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
men
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
Mississippi
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
mob
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
more
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
most
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
other
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
others
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
panic
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
PLACE
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
pressing
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
rabble
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From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
rear
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
reason
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
regiments
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
resist
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
retreat
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
Schoepf
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
sections
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
seeking
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From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
shelter
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From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
Southern
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
steady
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
taken
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
Tennessee
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
terror
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
there
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
tide
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
TIGHT
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
tried
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
troops
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
utterly
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From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was such as these that formed the rabble seeking to obtain shelter behind the breastworks.
well
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
whole
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
wings
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From this reading In the mob reason was dethroned, and even common-sense had taken wings; for the fleeing mass were in more danger from each other than from the fire of the artillery, and whole sections of them were borne down by those pressing forward from the rear, and were crushed by the feet of men and horses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DECK FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE The enemy were utterly demoralized, crazed with terror, devoid of reason and common-sense.
works
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From this reading Deck attempted to resist the flow of the tide towards the works; but he might as well have tried to counteract the great bore of the Amazon.
worse
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From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the Tennessee regiments of the Southern army were disciplined and steady troops in which such a panic would have been impossible; but there were others even worse than those described by General Schoepf, and the latter were always in the advance during a retreat.
