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A
acquainted with
addresses
affronting
aggressor
American patriot
arms
B
background research
bayonets
belligerent
bias
blameless
bludgeons
bringing arms
C
chest
circumstances
commanding officer
commotion
context
contradict
convey
corroborate
critical question
custom house
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defended
deferential
deliberately
deposition
dismissed
documents
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emerged
endeavouring to close with the soldiers
engraved
evaluate
event
excerpt
execute their vengeance on him
F
focus
Friday, the second instant
G
grudge
H
horrid
hostile
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identification
incident
inevitable
inquiry
insolence
instant
instantly expired
insultingly
intentions
interpretation
interruption
J
journeyman
justices
justification
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line
lobster scoundrels
lodged
M
malicious
melancholy affair
military formation
muzzles
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naked
neutral
notoriety
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obnoxious
On the contrary
our lives were in imminent danger
outhouse
overview
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party
piece
pieces
plundering
position
present
provocation
provoking
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rascals
reliable
ropewalk
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secondary sources
sentry
soldiery
state of mind
stationed
stresses
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taunted
testimony
theme
thesis statement
time period
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underlined with a dotted line
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vault
verbally abused
victims
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waiting upon
was transacted
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interruption
In this case, interruption means 'disturbance.' The soldier is saying that if the townspeople make any trouble that causes a public disturbance, the soldiers are ready to act.
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