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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 _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
all
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From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
beheld
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From this reading What various nations, what numerous opposite and characteristic countenances have you beheld!
Brother
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
characteristic
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Clifton
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
Coke
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
countenances
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dear
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many rivers, seas, valleys, and mountains have you traversed, since that time!
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
hope
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From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
How
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From this reading How many rivers, seas, valleys, and mountains have you traversed, since that time!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
learned
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From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
leave
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From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
letter
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
longer
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
Louisa
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
many
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From this reading How many rivers, seas, valleys, and mountains have you traversed, since that time!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
mountains
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
nations
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From this reading What various nations, what numerous opposite and characteristic countenances have you beheld!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
numerous
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objects
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
opposite
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pleasure
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
quick
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received
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
rivers
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Rose-Bank
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
seas
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see
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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
succession
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From this reading I hope the succession of objects has not been so quick as to leave vacuity in the mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many rivers, seas, valleys, and mountains have you traversed, since that time!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From all and each of them I hope you have learned something.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many rivers, seas, valleys, and mountains have you traversed, since that time!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
traversed
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vacuity
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valleys
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various
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From this reading What various nations, what numerous opposite and characteristic countenances have you beheld!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What various nations, what numerous opposite and characteristic countenances have you beheld!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Her Brother, Coke Clifton_ _Rose-Bank_ It is long, my dear brother, since I received a letter from you; and still longer since I had the pleasure to see you.
