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1st
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
6th
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
amazement
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
army
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
battery
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
Buford
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
cantered
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
Cavalry
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
chase
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
chasing
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
chief
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
Early
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
favourite
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
flourished
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
force
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
gaily
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
galloping
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
General
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to.
heels
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
horror
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
horse
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
hours
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
joined
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
Lancers
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
Maine
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
marched
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
marching
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
miles
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
mortification
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
ninety
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
o'clock
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
October
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
pastime
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
Pleasanton
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
set
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
seventy-eight
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
small
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
State
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
Stuart
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
ten
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
tenth
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From this reading About ten o'clock in the morning of October tenth, General Buford, chief of cavalry, set the 6th Pennsylvania Lancers galloping after Stuart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to.
twenty-four
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From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
unbounded
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From this reading Part of the 1st Maine Cavalry joined the chase; but Stuart flourished his heels and cantered gaily into Pennsylvania to the amazement and horror of that great State, and to the unbounded mortification of the Union army.
Union
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From this reading Early in October the Union Cavalry began their favourite pastime of "chasing" Stuart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading General Pleasanton with a small force and a horse battery began it, marching seventy-eight miles in twenty-four hours; but Stuart marched ninety in the same time.
