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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 This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
away
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
blue-grass
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
boyhood
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
bright
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
came
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
changes
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
coming
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
conditions
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
corporate
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
country
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
crude
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
day
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
earliest
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
execute
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
existed
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
far
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
farm
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
fear
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
feel
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
fire
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
flight
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
force
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
gaze
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
got
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
Gradley
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
grass
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
ground
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
Guilford
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
hand
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
hills
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
history
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
ill
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
Kentucky
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
lend
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
limit
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
line
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
Litchford
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
man
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
many
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
master
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From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
northern
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
now
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
once
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
oppressed
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
owned
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
parted
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
pictures
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
place
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
portray
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
read
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
recollections
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
rude
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
search
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
seeks
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
sit
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
slave
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From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
social
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
southern
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
State
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From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
story
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From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
strange
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
Sunday
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
taken
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
thoughtful
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
together
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the story of a master, told by his slave.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
town
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
transcript
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
truth
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From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
undertaken
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
valleys
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born in the State of Kentucky, on the blue-grass farm owned by Guilford Gradley.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
work
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
years
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From this reading As I sit now, after the flight of so many years, and gaze at the pictures in the fire--the hills and the valleys of my boyhood, so bright, so glowing--I am oppressed with the fear that my rude hand can but ill execute the work that I have undertaken.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, I feel the force that truth alone can lend, for although my transcript may be crude, I know that in the years now far away but which are coming toward us, my history will be read by the thoughtful man who seeks to portray the strange social conditions that once existed in our country.
young
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From this reading Many changes may have taken place, but in my day the northern boundary line of the farm and the southern corporate limit of the town of Litchford here came together; and I think that one of my earliest recollections is of a Sunday morning, when my young master and I got on the ground and parted the long grass to search for the line.
