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Chapter XII
Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town. Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars. These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences. At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries. There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
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From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries.
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From this reading At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
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From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
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From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
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From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries.
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From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
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From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
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From this reading At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries.
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From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
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From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
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From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
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From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
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From this reading At intervals the gunboats engaged the lower batteries.
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From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
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From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
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From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
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From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
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From this reading Eight gunboats held the river in front of, above, and below the doomed town.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the leafy Louisiana shore the blue placed seven mortars.
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From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These kept up a steady fire upon the city and the river defences.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
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From this reading There was an abandoned line of works which was seized upon by a cloud of blue sharpshooters.
