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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 With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
ago
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The following pages are the result.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
attempt
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I have been more or less homesick ever since.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
birthplace
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
boyhood
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
Burroughs
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
cherished
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
Clump
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
Conclusion
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
deep
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
early
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I have been more or less homesick ever since.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
family
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
farm
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
Father
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
felt
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
following
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From this reading The following pages are the result.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
forty-three
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
foundations
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
ground
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
hand
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I have been more or less homesick ever since.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
high
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
hills
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
home
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
homesick
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
how
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
intense
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
Julian
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
just
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
less
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
letter
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
loins
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
love
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
made
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
matter
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
more
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
Mother
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
mountain
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
old
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
once
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
out
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
pages
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From this reading The following pages are the result.
result
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From this reading The following pages are the result.
sacred
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
said
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
self-defense
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
side
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And I have been more or less homesick ever since.
sketches
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
Son
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
sprang
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
treading
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
tried
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
up
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From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
very
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From this reading The love of the old hills and of Father and Mother is deep in the very foundations of my being."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had an intense love of his birthplace and cherished every memory of his boyhood and of his family and of the old farm high up on the side of Old Clump--"the mountain out of whose loins I sprang"--so that when I tried to write of him he felt it was time he took the matter in hand.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
write
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
wrote
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
years
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From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With A Conclusion By His Son Julian Burroughs In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to him more or less sacred ground, for as he once said in a letter to me, "You will be homesick; I know just how I felt when I left home forty-three years ago.
