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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 For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I see another way.
ask
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
battery
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I see another way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
capture
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
command
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
compelled
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From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
Early
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
effective
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
fancy
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
fire
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
General
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
go
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From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
guns
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
handling
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
highly
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
idle
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
improved
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
lack
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
learn
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
less
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
more
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
mortar
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
now
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
officers
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
orders
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From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
ordnance
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
Petersburg
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
reason
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
recently
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
rifle
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
see
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From this reading But I see another way.
seems
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
skilled
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
some
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
species
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From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
taken
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I learn that our mortar fire at Petersburg is less effective than it should be, by reason of our lack of battery officers skilled in handling that species of ordnance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
transfer
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From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
two
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From this reading For some reason General Early seems to have taken a fancy to me, and still more to two highly improved rifle guns that I recently added to the battery by capture.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
way
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From this reading But I see another way.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will never let me go unless compelled by orders to do so.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should ask for the transfer of the battery now under my command, if I did not know that it would be idle to do so.
