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1850
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
25
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
able
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
August
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
big-hearted
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
Bill
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
conditions
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
consisted
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
County
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
Croix
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
drove
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
Edgar
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
entered
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
errands
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
family
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
friend
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
genial
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
hoped
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
humorist
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
knew
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
lawyer's
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
less
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
live
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
lost
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
Maine
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
meager
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
most
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
Nye
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
office
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
Piscataquis
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
Poverty
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
receiving
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
resources
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
schooling
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
severe
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
Shirley
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From this reading He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine.
sight
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
St
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
sweeping
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
Valley
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
whole-souled
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
wholesome
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From this reading Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
Wilson
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From this reading By Edgar Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial.
Wisconsin
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From this reading Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe.
work
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From this reading After receiving a meager schooling, he entered a lawyer's office where most of his work consisted in sweeping the office and running errands.
