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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 There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
aid
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
apart
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
befriended
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
bitterness
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
Braytons
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
breaking
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From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
chain
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
close
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
coming
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
country
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
court
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
days
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From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
debtors
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
dispute
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
families
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
feudal
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From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
friends
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
grudge
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
hatred
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
Hazlan
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
kin
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
leader
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
like
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From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
line
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
man
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
Marcums
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
mountains
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
now
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
partisanship
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
peace
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From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
Political
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
pretext
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
rallied
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
rivalry
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
scattered
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
seeds
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
served
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
sides
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From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
sown
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
strong
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
suit
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
There
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
trading
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From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
two
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
war
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From this reading There was no grudge but served a pretext for partisanship in the coming war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like the breaking of peace in feudal days.
wedged
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From this reading Political rivalry had wedged apart two strong families, the Marcums and Braytons; a boundary line in dispute was a chain of bitterness; a suit in a country court had sown seeds of hatred.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The close kin of each leader were already about him, and now the close friends of each took sides.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Each leader trading in Hazlan had debtors scattered through the mountains, and these rallied to aid the man who had befriended them.
