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Cease Firing

Chapter XXII · The Road to Resaca

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For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.
Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.
Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.
Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.
Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.
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Cease Firing

Chapter XXII · The Road to Resaca

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.
Line 2
Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.
Line 3
Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.
Line 4
Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.
Line 5
Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

Alabama

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

also

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From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

back

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From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

blue

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

Chattoogata

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

Creek

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

Crow

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

darken

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days

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

down

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

echoed

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

Face

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

fighting

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

fire

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

Gap

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

hard

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

Horn

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From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

huge

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

laid

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

line

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

Milk

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From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

Mill

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

Mountain

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

pass

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

posted

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

rattling

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

ready

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

Ridge

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

Rocky

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

saw

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

seven

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From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

stones

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For seven days Rocky Face Mountain echoed the rattling fire.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

threw

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From this reading Milk Mountain behind also threw it back, and Horn Mountain behind Milk.

throwing

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From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

top

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

Trail

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

troops

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

two

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From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

Valley

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From this reading Crow Valley saw hard fighting, and Mill Creek Gap and Trail Gap.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Alabama troops were posted above the last two and on the top of the Chattoogata Ridge.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here they laid in line huge stones, ready for the throwing down when the pass below should darken with the blue.