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Chapter XIII · Across the Potomac

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On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
“Come!
’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
“Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...
Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
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Chapter XIII · Across the Potomac

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.
Line 2
“Come!
/come/
Line 3
’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.
Line 4
“Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...
Line 5
Come, for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come!”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.”

Thirteenth adjective US /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading “On the thirteenth of June, Ewell and the Second Corps forded the Potomac.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!...”

All words in this reading · 28

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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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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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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.

men

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From this reading ’Tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!” sang the men.

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!...