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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 Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
Aberdeen
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
ancestor
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
antiquity
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
any
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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From this reading BURLESQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
back
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
BURLESQUE
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From this reading BURLESQUE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
century
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
Cork
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
county
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
demand
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
earliest
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
eleventh
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
England
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
family
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
frenzied
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
friend
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
got
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
herewith
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
Higgins
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
history
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
house
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
intimated
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
leisure
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
living
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
noble
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
old
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
OurspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
people
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From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
persons
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
public
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read
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record
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
stretches
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
tender
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
three
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times
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
Twains
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From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
Two
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The earliest ancestor the Twains have any record of was a friend of the family by the name of Higgins.
way
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From this reading Ours is a noble old house, and stretches a long way back into antiquity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was in the eleventh century, when our people were living in Aberdeen, county of Cork, England.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
write
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
yield
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From this reading Two or three persons having at different times intimated that if I would write an autobiography they would read it, when they got leisure, I yield at last to this frenzied public demand, and herewith tender my history:
