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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 Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
accounted
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
affects
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
atmosphere
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
call
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
Civil
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
climate
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From this reading Is it in the climate?
Confederates
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
country
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
countrymen
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
delicate
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
description
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
else
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
English
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
enough
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
European
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
exported
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
false
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
felt
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
greetings
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
hardly
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
highest
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
how
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it in the climate?
inform
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it in the climate?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it in the climate?
kind
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
like
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
mainly
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
manners
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
meagreness
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
more
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
notion
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From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
sea-voyage
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
some
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
subdue
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
suffer
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
sympathized
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it in the climate?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
universal
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From this reading Another, the first greetings hardly over, asked me how I accounted for the universal meagreness of my countrymen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
War
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From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Either I have a false notion of European manners, or else the atmosphere affects them strangely when exported hither.
wines
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From this reading Perhaps they suffer from the sea-voyage like some of the more delicate wines.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading During our Civil War an English gentleman of the highest description was kind enough to call upon me, mainly, as it seemed, to inform me how entirely he sympathized with the Confederates, and how sure he felt that we could never subdue them,--“they were the _gentlemen_ of the country, you know.”
