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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 A TRAGEDY.
after-part
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
anxious
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
arrive
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
authorities
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
bodies
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
centres
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
cheering
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
city
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
daughter
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
day
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
desperation
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
direction
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
disaffected
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
former
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
fought
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
general
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
going
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
greater
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
home
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
information
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
intelligence
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
larger
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
lawlessness
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
men
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
militia
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
mob
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
MR
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From this reading MR.
night
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
obtained
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
organizations
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
other
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
out
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
reassuring
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
received
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
Regiment
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
seldom
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
Seventh
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading A TRAGEDY.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
unquelled
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From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
very
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
VOSBURGH
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From this reading VOSBURGH and his daughter had passed a very anxious day, the former going out but seldom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
way
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From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The information obtained from the city had not been reassuring, for while the authorities had under their direction larger bodies of men, and lawlessness was not so general, the mob was still unquelled and fought with greater desperation in the disaffected centres.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the after-part of the day Mr. Vosburgh received the cheering intelligence that the Seventh Regiment would arrive that night, and that other militia organizations were on their way home.
