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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 tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
all
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
back
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
bier
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
bring
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
Buckner
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
civilized
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
closed
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
conquered
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
cursed
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
death
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
effaced
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
eminent
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
expected
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
extinguished
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
furrow
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
gave
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
Governments
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
hand
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
hatred
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
hour
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From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
Johnson
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
land
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From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
last
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
long
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
nations
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
other
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
own
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From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
patriotism
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
peace
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
prejudice
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
rebellion
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
rolled
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From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
rulers
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
scholars
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
Sheridan
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
Sherman
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
shock
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
side
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
silent
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
sincere
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
slavery
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
statesmen
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
symbol
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
sympathy
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
tidings
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
tokens
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From this reading Governments, rulers, eminent statesmen, and scholars from all civilized nations gave sincere tokens of sympathy.
tomb
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
vestige
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
war
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From this reading It closed the last furrow of war, it extinguished the last prejudice, it effaced the last vestige of hatred, and cursed shall be the hand that shall bring them back.
wave
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From this reading For the hour sympathy rolled as a wave over all our own land.
went
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From this reading Johnson and Buckner on one side, Sherman and Sheridan upon the other, of his bier, he went to the tomb, a silent symbol that liberty had conquered slavery; patriotism, rebellion; and peace, war.
whole
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
world
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From this reading The tidings of his death, long expected, gave a shock to the whole world.
