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1717
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
actually
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
away
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
back
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
Bay
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
Becky's
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
belong
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
breakup
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
came
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
cemetery
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
children
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
Colony
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
dates
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
dear
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
driving
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
dropped
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
far
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
few
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
first
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
foreigners
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
found
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
grandchildren
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
gravestones
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
great-grandchildren
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
happened
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
here
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
houses
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
how
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
I'll
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
immigrants
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
interesting
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
Jean
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
land
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
like
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
Massachusetts
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
most
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
mostly
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
Mother
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
near
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
new
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
noticed
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
off
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
old
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
ones
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
out
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
probably
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rather
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
run-down-looking
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
see
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
settled
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
settlers
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
slate
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
some
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
sort
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
stop
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
stories
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
there
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
think
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
time
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From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
timers
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
too
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From this reading “I think I’ll like some of the new ones too.
unpainted
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From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
villages
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
walked
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From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I’d like to see them, dear, but at the same time they were foreigners too, or children of foreigners, immigrants from a far land.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Oh, Mother, there are some of the most interesting stories about them too, how they came out—walked, actually walked most of them—from the Massachusetts Bay Colony when there was some sort of a breakup, and a few dropped off here, and a few there, and they settled in villages wherever they happened to stop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
woods
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From this reading I found a cemetery in the woods near Becky’s, with old slate gravestones, and dates away back to 1717.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you noticed, Jean, in driving around, that the houses which are mostly unpainted and rather run-down-looking belong to the old timers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, probably of first settlers?”
