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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 XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
all
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
battle
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From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
best
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
breaking
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
breast
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
brow
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
bullets
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
crumbling
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
dam
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
faces
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
Father
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
fever
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
foemen's
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
forefront
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
forever
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
gates
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
gives
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
going
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
ground
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
imprisoned
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
Jenny
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
Kenny
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
lead
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
lips
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
loved
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
lowered
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
man
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
marched
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From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
mark
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
men
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From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
Orde
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
out
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
picture
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
places
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
pursuit
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
regiment's
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
rumble
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
rush
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
salute
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From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
saw
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
set
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
spitting
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
starving
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
sweat
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
sword
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
tall
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From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
up
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From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
ve
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From this reading They ‘ve been left to mark the places where they saw the foemen’s faces, For the fever and the lead took them all, Jenny Orde, The fever and the lead took them all.
Vicksburg
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
victoriously
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
waters
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
West
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are the tall men that marched on the right, That marched to the battle so handsome and tall?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I found him in the forefront of the battle, Kenny Orde, With the bullets spitting up the ground around him, And the sweat was on his brow, and his lips were on his sword, And his life was going from him when I found him.
XXX
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From this reading XXX As a dam breaking gives free passage to the imprisoned waters, and they rush out victoriously, so Vicksburg, starving and crumbling in the West, was about to open her gates and set the Father of Waters free forever.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We lowered him to rest, Jenny Orde, With your picture on his breast, Jenny Orde, And the rumble of pursuit was the regiment’s salute To the man that loved you best, Jenny Orde.”
