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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 When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
accompanied
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
ascended
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
beauty
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
bridge
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From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
Carolina
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
cleared
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
covered
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From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
crossed
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From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
Extending
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
Falls
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
far
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
fields
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
forest
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
fourteen
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
gentle
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
glide
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
gradually
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
hired
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
lake
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
landscape
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
miles
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
Mohawk
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From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
murmuring
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
new
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
New-York
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
North
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
novel
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
number
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
o'er
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
passengers
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
pride
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
road
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From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
rose
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
route
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From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
simple
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
softly
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
stage
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
throws
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
Trenton
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
turrets
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
Utica
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
visit
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From this reading At Utica the gentlemen hired a stage to visit the Falls of Trenton, distant fourteen miles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
waters
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From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were accompanied in this route by a number of passengers from New-York and North Carolina.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When first beside the lake thy turrets rose, Extending far around in simple pride, A novel beauty o'er the landscape throws, Where gentle waters softly murmuring glide.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After this the road gradually ascended to a forest, which was in part cleared for new fields.
wooden
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From this reading They crossed the Mohawk upon a covered wooden bridge.
