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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 "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
BARK
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
believe
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
born
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
came
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
Captain
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
down
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
Farraday
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
Farringford
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From this reading "Philip Farringford, sir."
FINANCES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
great
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
heard
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From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
know
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From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
lay
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
life
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
lived
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
LOOKS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
Louis
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
MICHIGAN
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
Missouri
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
name
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From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
North
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
Philip
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From this reading "Philip Farringford, sir."
portion
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
River
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
said
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
St
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
Upper
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
vessel
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
VISITS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
walked
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
west
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From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL VISITS THE BARK MICHIGAN, AND LOOKS AFTER HIS FINANCES.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir; I was born in St. Louis, but have lived a great portion of my life on the Upper Missouri."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you said you came from the west," said Captain Farraday; and we walked down to the North River, where his vessel lay.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't know that I have heard your name yet."
