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Fort Amity

Chapter XXVI

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DICK'S JUDGMENT.
Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.
Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.
Resistance was madness.
From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fort Amity

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DICK'S JUDGMENT.
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Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.
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Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.
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Resistance was madness.
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From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.”

Council noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.”

Deserted verb US /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading “From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.”

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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 Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

all

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

Amherst

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

back

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

Bougainville

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

Bourlamaque

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

called

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

Chine

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

city

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

commanders

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

Corne

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

councilnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

days

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

de

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

DICK'S

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From this reading DICK'S JUDGMENT.

Dumas

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

east

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

encamped

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

fallen

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

French

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

JUDGMENT

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From this reading DICK'S JUDGMENT.

La

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

landed

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

later

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

M

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

madness

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From this reading Resistance was madness.

marched

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

militias

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

Montreal

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

Resistance

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From this reading Resistance was madness.

Roquemaure

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

side

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

south

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

troops

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

Two

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

unopposed

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

Vaudreuil

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

walls

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

war

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From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Resistance was madness.

west

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From this reading From east, south, west, the French commanders--Bourlamaque, Bougainville, Roquemaure, Dumas, La Corne-- had all fallen back, deserted by their militias.

western

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From this reading Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within the walls M. de Vaudreuil called a council of war.