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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 Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
ambush
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
Ay
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
beech
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
bind
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
bruise
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
bugler
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
burst
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
caught
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
confederates
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
crime
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
crouching
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
Dismount
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
divide
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
enemy
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
fall
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
fellow
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
field
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
find
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
foes
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
follow
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
form
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
fright
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
go
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
grass
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
heard
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
hemlock
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
Horses
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
inward
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
jets
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From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
knows
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
like
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
lime
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
lone
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
lose
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
lost
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
Loudon
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Major
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Maple
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
Men
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
Mosby
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Mosby's
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
off
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
out
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From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
own
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
pass
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
please
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
plums
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
pursue
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
recall
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
reins
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
reunite
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
saddle-dreamers
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From this reading “Go, go!--these saddle-dreamers!
saddles
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
scatters
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
share
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
shoes
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Sir
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
slyboots
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
small
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Some
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
Sound
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
Speaks
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From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
Steady
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
steeds
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
tangle
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Go, go!--these saddle-dreamers!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
tied
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
trees
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
vain
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
very
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
voice
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
volley
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From this reading Speaks in a volley! out jets the flame!
watchword
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From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
wilds
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From this reading Sound the recall! vain to pursue-- The enemy scatters in wilds he knows, To reunite in his own good time; And, to follow, they need divide-- To come lone and lost on crouching foes: Maple and hemlock, beech and lime, Are Mosby’s confederates, share the crime.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Major,” burst in a bugler small, “The fellow we left in Loudon grass-- Sir slyboots with the inward bruise, His voice I heard--the very same-- Some watchword in the ambush pass; Ay, sir, we had him in his shoes-- We caught him--Mosby--but to lose!”
wood
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From this reading Men fall from their saddles like plums from trees; Horses take fright, reins tangle and bind; “Steady--Dismount--form--and into the wood” They go, but find what scarce can please: Their steeds have been tied in the field behind, And Mosby’s men are off like the wind.
