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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 THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
almost
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
always
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
anger
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
antipode
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
any
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
DAY'S
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
dignified
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
earnest
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From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
eminent
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
fire-eater
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
former
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
gentle
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From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
gravity
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
Hampshire
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
hardly
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
home
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
indignation
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
justice
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
known
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
Lyon
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
man
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
manners
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From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
MARCH
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
milk-and-water
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From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
miracle
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
more
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
New
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
Noah
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
passion
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
peace
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
peaceable
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
person
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
quiet
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
recognized
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
regarded
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From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
soldier
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
SQUADRON
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
State
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
stirred
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From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His anger, if he was ever stirred by any such passion, was nothing more than indignation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
transformed
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From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
very
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From this reading He had always been a dignified, peaceable, and quiet man--the very antipode of a fire-eater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At his former home he had been a justice of the peace, and was regarded as a person of eminent gravity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he was not a milk-and-water man; and, gentle as were his manners, he was an earnest man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE DAY'S MARCH OF THE SQUADRON It seemed to be almost a miracle that Noah Lyon had been transformed into a soldier; and those who had known him in the State of New Hampshire could hardly have recognized him.
