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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 The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
abolition
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
afar
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
always
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
annoyance
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
arguing
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
blowing
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
borrowed
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
breeze
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
building
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
busy
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
Clem
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From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
coming
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From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
constantly
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
dangerous
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
discussion
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
effect
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From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
empire
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
end
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
experimented
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
fresh
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
happened
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
hot
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
household
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From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
how
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
joke
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
joked
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
leave
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
like
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
Master
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
matter
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
men
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
Miss
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
Mr
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From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
near
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
new
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
off
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
Old
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
pleasantly
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
political
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
prejudices
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
press
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
ready
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
sentiments
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
some
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
sorely
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
sturdy
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
tempered
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
times
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
too
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
tradition
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From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
undertake
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The coming of Mr. Clem had a great effect upon our household.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
West
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From this reading But no matter how hot might be the discussion, it was always pleasantly tempered, in the end, by some joke borrowed from the sturdy men who were busy with the building of a new political empire in the West.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his foot he was ever ready to press upon a tradition, and to leave off if the annoyance was too great; he experimented constantly with the sentiments and prejudices of anyone who happened to be near him.
woods
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From this reading It was like a new breeze, blowing in from afar off where the woods are fresh.
wrought
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From this reading He joked with Old Miss, something ever dangerous to undertake, and at times he wrought sorely upon Old Master by arguing abolition with him.
