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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 When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
accounted
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
age
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
appropriations
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
arm-chairs
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
assembled
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
back
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
barrels
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
birthday
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
bitter
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
booted
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
circle
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Colonel
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
company
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
counters
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
Cyrus
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
devoted
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Edwards
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
elections
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
entered
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errand
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
evening
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
filled
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
gossiping
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
honor
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
Jennings
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Jerome
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
John
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
joined
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
kegs
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
Lamson
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
large
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
Lawyer
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
legs
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
lounging
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Means
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
measure
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
Men
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Merritt
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
minister
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
night
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
old
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
perched
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
Prescott
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
present
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
recent
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
red-hot
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
Robinson's
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
scooping
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
seats
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
seldom
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Seth
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
some
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
Squire
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
store
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
stove
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
swinging
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
there
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
tilting
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From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
town-meeting
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
twenty-first
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From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
unusual
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
village
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
weather
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From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
Wells
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From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, not long after his twenty-first birthday, Jerome Edwards went to Cyrus Robinson's store on an errand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he entered he found a large company assembled, swinging booted legs over the counters, perched upon barrels and kegs, or tilting back in the old scooping arm-chairs around the red-hot stove.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Men who seldom joined the lounging, gossiping circle in the village store were there: Lawyer Means, John Jennings, Colonel Lamson, Squire Merritt, even Doctor Seth Prescott, and the minister, Solomon Wells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The recent town-meeting, the elections and appropriations, accounted in some measure for this unusual company, though the bitter weather might have had something to do with it.
worthily
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From this reading These last were the seats devoted to honor and age, when present, and they were worthily filled that night.
