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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 “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
agreement
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
any
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
apparent
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
Army
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
Bragg
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
Braxton
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
commanding
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
country
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
Cumberland
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From this reading The wall was the Cumberland Range.
defend
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
disagreement
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
easy
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
foe
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
full
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
gaps
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
General
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
hidden
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From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
hide
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
house
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From this reading A mountain is like the wall of a house full of rat-holes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
lies
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From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
like
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From this reading A mountain is like the wall of a house full of rat-holes.
mountain
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From this reading A mountain is like the wall of a house full of rat-holes.
mountainous
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
mountains
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
murmur
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
officers
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
pounce
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
Range
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From this reading The wall was the Cumberland Range.
rat-holes
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From this reading A mountain is like the wall of a house full of rat-holes.
riding
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
said
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
several
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From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
Tennessee
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From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
wall
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From this reading A mountain is like the wall of a house full of rat-holes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wall was the Cumberland Range.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who can tell what lies hidden behind that wall?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The several general officers, riding with General Bragg, uttered a murmur, whether of agreement or disagreement was not apparent.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is said to be easy to defend a mountainous country,” said General Braxton Bragg, commanding the Army of Tennessee, “but mountains hide your foe from you, while they are full of gaps through which he can pounce upon you at any time.
