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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 MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
abolitionist
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
accustomed
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
ancestors
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
Baron
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
Baron's
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
conditions
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
county
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
crime
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From this reading To distrust these conditions was the crime of crimes.
crimes
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From this reading To distrust these conditions was the crime of crimes.
distrust
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From this reading To distrust these conditions was the crime of crimes.
estimation
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
fact
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
far
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
few
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
fray
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
gentry
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
known
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
landed
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
Law
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
lawsuit
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
lived
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
MAD
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
man
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
meant
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
military
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
monster
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
more
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
motto
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
Mr
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
neighbors
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
Northern
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
often
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
only
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
out-and-out
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
own
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
peace
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
peaceable
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
perpetuity
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
prided
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
rather
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
ready
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
region
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
remarked
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
say
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
soldier
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
surpassed
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From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
terms
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
there's
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In his estimation, therefore, a Northern soldier was a monster surpassed only by the out-and-out abolitionist.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
thus
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From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
title
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
way
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
WHATELY
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From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Law and order" was Mr. Baron's motto, but by these terms he meant the perpetuity of the conditions under which he and his ancestors had thus far lived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MAD WHATELY Mr. Baron was one of the few of the landed gentry in the region who was not known by a military title, and he rather prided himself on the fact.
Yes
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
young
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From this reading "I'm a man of peace," he was accustomed to say, and his neighbors often remarked, "Yes, Baron is peaceable if he has his own way in everything, but there's no young blood in the county more ready for a fray than he for a lawsuit."
