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61
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
advantage
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
air
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
Amory
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From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
Annapolis
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arrived
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
associations
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
barring
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
bend
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
blistering
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breeze
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broad
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Broadway
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brush
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
came
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Cameron
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camp
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capital
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cavalry
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cheery
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
company
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
confined
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crisp
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
curbstones
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
dash
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
day
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From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
delight
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
drill
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
drove
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earth
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
enough
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
eyes
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
feted
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field
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
floating
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
glorious
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
Harrod
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From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
just
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
keen
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
man
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
manoeuvres
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
march
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Mars
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martial
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
mellow
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
month
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
motion
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
neared
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
new
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
notes
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
pretty
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
railway
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
rapid
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
rime
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
road
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
rounded
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see
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sight
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
sky
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soldiering
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spirit
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
spot
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
stirring
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
Summers
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From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
taking
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Harrod Summers and I drove over to the cavalry camp to see Amory.
troop
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
trotting
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From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
trumpet
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up
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
very
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From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we neared the spot, the mellow notes of the trumpet came floating on the breeze, and as we rounded a bend in the road, we came in sight of the troop itself trotting across a broad open field.
weather
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From this reading Mars was taking advantage of the glorious weather to brush up on company drill, and we had arrived just in time to see it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a very pretty, stirring sight to my eyes; for the dash and spirit of the manoeuvres were new to a man whose martial associations had been confined to the curbstones of Broadway, barring that blistering march from Annapolis to the railway, and the month of _feted_ soldiering at the capital and Camp Cameron in '61.
wintry
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From this reading It was a crisp, cheery morning, just enough wintry rime in earth and air and sky to make rapid motion a keen delight.