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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and Other Civil War Stories Glossary

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Ceremoniously

formally

Suffocation

choke

Ramification

offshoot

Twig

branch

Audible

heard

Pivotal

critical

Spatter

peanuts

Sentinel

keeper

Presaging

presentiment

Ramrod

tough

Diminuendo

fading away

Apprise

catch up

Traverse

cover

Stockade

jail

Loophole

means of escape

Infantry

trained soldiers

Stonily

cold-blooded

Assassin

killer

Sluggish

slow or without energy

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