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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is as I said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
battle
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
Berinthia
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
called
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
chamber
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
come
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
de
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
down
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
dust
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
feet
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So you have heard from Tom?"
go
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have heard from Tom?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
heard
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From this reading "So you have heard from Tom?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
home
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is as I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is as I said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is as I said.
killed
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
last
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
letter
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
Newville
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
Pompey
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
Robert
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
Ruth
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
said
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
saw
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
says
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
show
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have heard from Tom?"
stairs
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
Tom
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
trample
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From this reading I saw him go down and their feet trample him in the dust!"
up
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
very
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
Walden
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
wants
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
written
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From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, and he says that Robert Walden was killed at the very last of the battle."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Ruth wants you to come up de stairs to her chamber," said Pompey, when Berinthia called at the Newville home to show her the letter Tom had written.
