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