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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 In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
amity
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
arisen
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
Arkansas
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
back
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
beginnings
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
blind
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From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
chasm
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
days
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
families
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
far
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
feasted
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
Ferne
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
FEUD
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
Forty
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From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
hotel
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
hotheaded
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From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
hour
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
hunted
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
land
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
later
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From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
men
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From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
much
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
neighbors
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
new
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
rift
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
settled
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
side
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
spilt
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
story
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
three
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
together
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From this reading They had been neighbors, these three families, had settled side by side in this new land of Arkansas, had hunted and feasted together in amity.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
war
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
wasteful
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From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
widen
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From this reading In an hour had arisen the rift between them that was to widen to a chasm into which much blood had since been spilt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
Yarnell
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From this reading CONCERNING THE BOONE-BELLAMY-YARNELL FEUD The story that Ferne Yarnell told them in the parlor of the hotel had its beginnings far back in the days before the great war.
years
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From this reading Forty years later it was still running its blind wasteful course.
young
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From this reading It began with a quarrel between hotheaded young men.
