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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 The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Ackworth
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
army
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
Atlanta
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
Bates's
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
blue
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
Burnt
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
chestnut
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
Church
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
churchman-militant
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
conversation
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
corps
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
Creek
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
crest
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
Division
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
fourteenth
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
front
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
Gilgal
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Grant's
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
grey
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Hardee's
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
held
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Hickory
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
horse
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
James
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
Johnston
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
June
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
just
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
Leonidas
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
Lieutenant-General
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
line
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Marietta
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From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
massed
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
Mountain
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
movement
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
news
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
Noonday
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
outpost
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From this reading On the crest of Pine Mountain was a grey outpost—Bates’s Division of Hardee’s corps.
Pine
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
Polk
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
received
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
road
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From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
Spartan
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From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grey held a line from Gilgal Church to a point beyond the Marietta and Ackworth road.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blue army was massed beyond Noonday Creek, in front of Pine Mountain, and on the Burnt Hickory road.
way
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From this reading It was the fourteenth of June—news just received by way of Atlanta of Grant’s movement toward the James.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Gilgal Church, Johnston, on his chestnut horse, was in conversation with that churchman-militant with a Spartan name—Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk.
