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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 Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
all
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
arrived
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
Captain
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
cautiously
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
common
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
completely
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
days
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
designed
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From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
distance
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From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
farmhouses
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
file
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
foliage
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
fort
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From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
front
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
growth
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
halted
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
hid
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
house
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
later
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From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
led
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
MAN
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From this reading THE MURDERED MAN.
marched
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
men
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
midnight
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
miscalculated
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From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
MURDERED
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From this reading THE MURDERED MAN.
near
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
old-fashion
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
residence
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
road
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
Sherwood
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
sides
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
single
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDERED MAN.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
thick
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
up
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From this reading The soldiers marched in single file cautiously up the road that led to the front of the house and halted.
vicinity
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
view
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From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had miscalculated the distance from the fort, and were later than was designed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Whig’s residence was one of the old-fashion farmhouses common in those days, and on all sides of it was a thick growth of foliage which, at a short distance, completely hid it from view.
Whig's
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From this reading It was near midnight when Captain Sherwood and his men arrived in the vicinity of the Whig’s house.
