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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 Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
almost
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
band
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
battle
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
boasted
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
bravery
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
British
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
commander
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
confirmed
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
Continental
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
days
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
disaster
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
discipline
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
enabled
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
ended
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
enemy
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
expedition
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
face
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
famous
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
few
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
fled
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
fought
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
Four
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From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
French
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
Harry
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
horse
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From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
hurt
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
infantry
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
magnified
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
regiments
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
reports
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
resolution
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
savages
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
Scottish
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
shot
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From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
shown
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
three
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
times
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From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
Twice
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
two
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Four times his horse had been shot under him.
unfortunate
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
unseen
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
utmost
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From this reading The unfortunate commander of the expedition had shown the utmost bravery and resolution.
valour
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
Warrington
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From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
wars
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From this reading Those two famous regiments which had fought in the Scottish and Continental wars, had fled from an enemy almost unseen, and their boasted discipline and valour had not enabled them to face a band of savages and a few French infantry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At every step which Harry Warrington took towards Pennsylvania, the reports of the British disaster were magnified and confirmed.
wounded
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From this reading Twice he had been wounded, and the last time of the mortal hurt which ended his life three days after the battle.
