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Chapter XXVIII
THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!" The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis. A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb. They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness. Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.”
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading “They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
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From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
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From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
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From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
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From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
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From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
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From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
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From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
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From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUESTS OF A NATION "Attention, men!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A motley crew they looked in their half-savage garb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shoulder to shoulder they had labored in the great enterprise.
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
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From this reading The company of Volunteers for the Discovery of the West fell into line in front of the stone fortress of old St. Louis.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading They were veterans, fit for any difficult undertaking in the wilderness.
