Chapter X
The Bulletin
Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers. “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station! General Lee’s telegram. Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her. “It’s not a long bulletin....
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Chapter X · The Bulletin
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Miss
Lucy
opened
the
paper
with
trembling
fingers.
“‘A
great
cavalry
fight
at
Brandy
Station!
General
Lee’s
telegram.
Killed
and
wounded.’”
Her
three
nieces
came
close
to
her.
“It’s
not
a
long
bulletin....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Miss
Lucy
opened
the
paper
with
trembling
fingers.
Line 2
“‘A
great
cavalry
fight
at
Brandy
Station!
Line 3
General
Lee’s
telegram.
Line 4
Killed
and
wounded.’”
Her
three
nieces
came
close
to
her.
Line 5
“It’s
not
a
long
bulletin....
Learner Dictionary
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Brandy
noun
US /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading ““‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It’s not a long bulletin....”
Wounded
noun
US /wounded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.”
All words in this reading · 31
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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 great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
BrandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
bulletin
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came
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
cavalry
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From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
close
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
fight
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From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
fingers
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
General
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From this reading General Lee’s telegram.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
It's
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Killed
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
Lee's
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From this reading General Lee’s telegram.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s not a long bulletin....
Lucy
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
nieces
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s not a long bulletin....
opened
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
paper
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
Station
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From this reading “‘A great cavalry fight at Brandy Station!
telegram
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From this reading General Lee’s telegram.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
three
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.
trembling
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From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Lucy opened the paper with trembling fingers.
wounded
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From this reading Killed and wounded.’” Her three nieces came close to her.