Unit 3: Lesson 13

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  1. revolution
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    In 1777 a barber named William Hays closed up shop and joined George Washington's Continental Army in the revolution against England.
  2. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    As he lay gazing up at the stars, planning his strategy for the next day's battle, fires danced on the hill across the field where the British were camped.
  3. foe
    an armed adversary
    The British were advancing quickly, guns aimed straight at their foes.
  4. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
    Some people think that she is the legendary heroine Molly Pitcher.
  5. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
    He went to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where a Prussian general named Baron von Steuben was training the Patriot troops in the formal rules of battle that armies used in those days.
  6. gush
    flow forth in a sudden stream or jet
    She'd spotted a green and mossy place where a spring gushed up.
  7. plunge
    thrust or throw into
    Molly grabbed the long ramrod, plunged it into the barrel of the cannon, and fired it off.
  8. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
    They were a magnificent and terrifying sight.
  9. retreat
    pull back or move away or backward
    He gave the orders to retreat.
  10. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
    Heat and humidity were already shimmering up from the ground.
Created on Thu Jul 30 12:49:48 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Jul 31 10:55:44 EDT 2020)

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