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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 A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
afterward
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
air
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From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
Alf
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
Almost
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
bade
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
bird
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
brass
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
campaign
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
cannon
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
character
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
commander-in-chief
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
dawn
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
day
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
down
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
early
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From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
echoing
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
far
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
fervor
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
fired
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
guns
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
harvest
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
head
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
heat
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From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
July
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
justify
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
languid
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From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
Leonard
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
made
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
mountains
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
Newburgh
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
oppressive
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From this reading Even in the early morning the air was languid and the heat oppressive.
patriotic
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
possible
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
proverbial
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
prudent
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
river
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
salute
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
snug
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
sultriness
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From this reading The day bade fair to justify its proverbial character for sultriness.
taken
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
TEMPEST
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
untimely
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
up
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
ushered
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
very
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
West
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From this reading Not very long afterward the mountains up and down the river were echoing with the thunder of the guns at West Point and Newburgh.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
wing
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From this reading Almost before the first bird had taken its head from under its wing to look for the dawn, he had fired a salute from a little brass cannon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TEMPEST As far as possible, the prudent Leonard, who was commander-in-chief of the harvest campaign, had made everything snug before the Fourth of July, which Alf ushered in with untimely patriotic fervor.
