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5th
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
action
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
amounted
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
Astley
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
away
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
city
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
colonial
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
confession
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
cousin's
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
difficulty
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
ended
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
England
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
exile
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
falsehood
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
Fenton
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
following
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
frauds
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
full
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
Gilbert
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
hard
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
heaping
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
July
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
landed
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
made
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
making
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
MISSING
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From this reading MISSING.
months
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
nearly
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
promise
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
prosecute
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
receiving
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
resolute
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
shelter
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
some
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
steady
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
sums
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
surmounting
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
ten
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
thousands
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From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
tried
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From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Astley Fenton had tried to shelter his frauds, heaping falsehood upon falsehood; and had ended by making a full confession, after receiving his cousin's promise not to prosecute.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sums made away with by him amounted to some thousands.
work
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From this reading He had found hard work to do in the colonial city, and had done it; surmounting every difficulty by a steady resolute course of action.
year
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From this reading On the 5th of July in the following year, Gilbert Fenton landed in England, after nearly ten months of exile.
