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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 Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
any
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
army
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
Atlantic
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
battle
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A keen, continual skirmishing began with the light.
blue
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
bodies
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
broke
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
cannon
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
Connesauga
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
continual
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From this reading A keen, continual skirmishing began with the light.
crash
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
Creek
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
division
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
especial
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
evening
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
extended
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
Face
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
fog
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
front
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
furious
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
gained
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
Gap
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
general
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
grey
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
Hardee's
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
heavy
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
keen
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From this reading A keen, continual skirmishing began with the light.
light
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From this reading A keen, continual skirmishing began with the light.
line
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
main
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
mist
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
moment
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
moving
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
Oostenaula
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
opened
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
position
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
Railroad
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
reoccupied
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
Resaca
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
Rocky
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
sharpness
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
skirmishing
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From this reading A keen, continual skirmishing began with the light.
Snake
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
Some
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From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
Stevenson's
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From this reading Stevenson’s division, moving forward, reoccupied the position gained the evening before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some blue cannon opened here, and for a time it seemed that at any moment the main bodies, blue and grey, might crash through the fog into a general and furious battle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
village
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
Western
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From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
whole
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From this reading It extended along the whole front, but with especial sharpness upon Hardee’s line.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morning broke with a heavy mist over Oostenaula and Connesauga, over Rocky Face and Snake Creek Gap, over the village of Resaca, over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, over the grey army and the blue army.
