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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
appointed
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Armies
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Army
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
Assign
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From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
Assume
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
available
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
back
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
Beauregard
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From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
Carolina
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
command
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
Commander-in-Chief
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Concentrate
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
Confederate
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Congress
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
created
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Department
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
drive
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
E
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
Edward
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
February
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Florida
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
forces
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
GENERAL
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
Georgia
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
grey
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
J
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
Johnston
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
Lee
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Lincolnton
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
North
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
office
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
Richmond
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
Robert
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From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
select
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From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
Sherman
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From this reading Concentrate all available forces and drive back Sherman.
South
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
telegraphed
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
Tennessee
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
then
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this February the grey Congress at Richmond created the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Confederate Armies, and appointed to it Robert Edward Lee.
troops
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From this reading “GENERAL J.E. JOHNSTON:— Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.
twenty-third
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From this reading On the twenty-third Lee telegraphed to Johnston, then at Lincolnton, North Carolina:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Assign General Beauregard to duty under you as you may select.
