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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 A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
all
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
Beaufort
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boys
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
CAMPAIGN
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
caucuses
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
day
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
debate
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From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
discussions
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
duck
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
elected
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
excitement
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
fall
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
ferment
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
fights
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
girls
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
given
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From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
gun
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
hot
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From this reading Politics were red hot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
interest
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
lively
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
most
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From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
Ned
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
night
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
only
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
other
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
PARADE
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
parades
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
perfect
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
Politics
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From this reading Politics were red hot.
president
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
rallies
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
recesses
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From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
red
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From this reading Politics were red hot.
school
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From this reading At school the recesses were given over, for the most part, to debate.
sidewalk
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
stand
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
States
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
There
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
too
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From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
town
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
United
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
vice-president
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From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A president and vice-president of the United States were to be elected, and the town was in a perfect ferment day and night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Politics were red hot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were caucuses and parades and "rallies" and sidewalk discussions and even fights, in all of which the boys, and the girls, too, took lively interest.
youth
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From this reading THE CAMPAIGN PARADE But this fall, gun and duck did not stand as the only excitement for Ned and the other Beaufort youth.
