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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 Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
Army
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
Atlanta
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
August
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
bands
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
battle
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
besieged
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
bombarded
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
Chattahoochee
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From this reading On the first of October they crossed the Chattahoochee.
crossed
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From this reading On the first of October they crossed the Chattahoochee.
days
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
evacuated
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
flags
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
forlorn
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
forty
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
fought
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
full
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
Georgia
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
Hood
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
hurrahing
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
Jonesboro
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
lingered
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
lost
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
Lovejoy's
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
men
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
month
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
music
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
now
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
occupied
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
October
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From this reading On the first of October they crossed the Chattahoochee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
Palmetto
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
place
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
region
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
ruined
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
second
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
September
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From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
shattered
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
Sherman
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Station
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
Tennessee
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
then
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the first of October they crossed the Chattahoochee.
thirty-first
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From this reading On August the thirty-first Hood fought and lost the battle of Jonesboro.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
thousand
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From this reading Forty thousand men, Hood and the Army of Tennessee lingered a full month in this region of Georgia, first around Lovejoy’s Station, then at Palmetto.
waving
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From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the second, with hurrahing, with music of bands and waving of flags, Sherman occupied the forlorn and shattered place.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading On September the first he evacuated Atlanta, besieged now for forty days, bombarded and wrecked and ruined.
