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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 But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
Abraham
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
all
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
America
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
anxious
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
besieged
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
brief
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
Civil
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
close
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
coming
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
day
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
days
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
economist
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
energy
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
ever
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
fine
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
flatly
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
get
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
greeting
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
hand-clasping
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
hero
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
House
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
incredible
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
lengths
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
life
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
Lincoln
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From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
more
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
nod
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
now
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
out
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
people
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
persistently
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
possibly
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
President
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
refused
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
shake
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Abraham Lincoln was the hero of the day, as he has been of all days since, in America.
smile
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
smiling
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
stand
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
talk
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From this reading But he was ever a fine economist of energy and he flatly refused to talk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
time
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
used
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
walks
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
WAR
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From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE WAR The Civil War was now coming to its close.
White
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From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The White House was besieged with people from all walks of life, persistently anxious to shake hands with the War President, and he used to have to stand, for incredible lengths of time, smiling and hand-clasping.
word
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From this reading No one could get out of him more than a smile, a nod, or possibly a brief word of greeting.
