The Spy: Condensed for use in schools. Cooper James Fenimore

The Spy: Condensed for use in schools - Cooper James Fenimore


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      The term “Continental” was applied to the army of the Colonies, to their Congress, to the money issued by Congress, etc.

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      guesses.

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      wrapper.

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      declared.

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      sharpness.

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      eagerness.

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      exactness in conduct.

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      quickness and skill.

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      centred upon one thing.

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      looking at the surface only.

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      love of gain.

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      a door cut into halves, upper and lower.

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      extreme.

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      a British

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The term “Continental” was applied to the army of the Colonies, to their Congress, to the money issued by Congress, etc.

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guesses.

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wrapper.

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declared.

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sharpness.

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eagerness.

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exactness in conduct.

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quickness and skill.

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centred upon one thing.

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looking at the surface only.

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love of gain.

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a door cut into halves, upper and lower.

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extreme.

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a British colonel.

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an American general; also spelled Sumter.

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a branch of the Broad, which is a branch of the Congaree River, South Carolina.

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irons for supporting wood in a fire-place.

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a village in Westchester County, north of the Harlem River.

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White Plains.

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regular troops, British.

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with scorn.

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readiness to converse.

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British spy, captured near Tarrytown, and hanged near Tappan.

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The glances conveyed a hidden meaning.

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DeLancey was a British officer in command of the Cow-Boys

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overspread.

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fears.

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a bright red color.

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open; frank.

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defeated.

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ended.

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Long Island Sound.

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waves.

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readiness.

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thinking.

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entertaining guests without pay.

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disturbed condition of mind.

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a stringed instrument that is caused to sound by the impulse of the air.

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fright.

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from the side.

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signs or motions.

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very great.

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using but few words.

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overcoat.

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change.

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on the Hudson, forty miles north of New York.

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is the duty of.

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to make easy.

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very hastily.

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trial.

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never to be loosened.

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free from blame.

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a mounted sentinel.

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These were Hessian soldiers (from Hesse-Cassel, in Germany) hired by Great Britain. The Cow-Boys were Americans enlisted as soldiers in the British army. On the next page they are referred to as the “refugee troop.”


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