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Whig Against Tory

Chapter III

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P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.
_Gen. P_.
"Before night, Enoch reached his new home.
His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Whig Against Tory

Chapter III

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.
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_Gen. P_.
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"Before night, Enoch reached his new home.
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His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

Learner Dictionary

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

ABOUT preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"Before night, Enoch reached his new home.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.”

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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 P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

brightened

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

CAMPAIGN

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

countenance

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

CROSBY

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

days

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

ENLISTED

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

ENOCH

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

felt

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

GEN

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From this reading GEN.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

heart

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

home

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From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

HOW

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

new

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From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

night

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From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

P

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

reached

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From this reading "Before night, Enoch reached his new home.

sad

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

SOLDIER

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

some

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

somewhat

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From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.

TELLS

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

WAR

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From this reading P. TELLS ABOUT THE WAR, AND HOW ENOCH CROSBY ENLISTED AS A SOLDIER FOR ONE CAMPAIGN.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading His countenance had somewhat brightened; yet his heart felt sad, for some days.