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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
array
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From this reading “Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...
bright
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From this reading Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come!
Corps
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
dawn
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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
day
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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
Ewell
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
forded
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
June
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
Maryland
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men
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
panoplied
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From this reading “Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...
Potomac
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
red
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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
sang
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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
Second
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From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
shield
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strong
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From this reading Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...