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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 “What a jolly place for trout!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
AROOSTOOK
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
ASTONISHES
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
AU
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
BOTTING'S
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
BOUND
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
brothers
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
co-mates
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
Colonel
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
court
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
custom
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
envious
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
exclamation
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
exile
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
FIRST
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What a jolly place for trout!”
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
HABITATION
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
heard
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
HOMEWARD
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
HOUSE
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
jolly
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From this reading “What a jolly place for trout!”
life
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
made
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
MASARDIS
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
more
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
morning
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
MR
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
NATIVES
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
next
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
Now
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
old
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
out
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
painted
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
peril
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
place
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From this reading “What a jolly place for trout!”
pomp
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
PURCHASING
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
REDEEMED
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
REVOIR
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
STARVATION
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From this reading REDEEMED FROM STARVATION.--THE FIRST HABITATION ON THE AROOSTOOK.--MR.
SUPPLIES
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
sweet
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
thing
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
TOUROGRAPH
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From this reading BOTTING’S HOUSE.--THE TOUROGRAPH ASTONISHES THE NATIVES.--PURCHASING SUPPLIES AT MASARDIS.--HOMEWARD BOUND.--AU REVOIR!
trout
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From this reading “What a jolly place for trout!”
turned
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From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a jolly place for trout!”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I turned out the next morning the first thing I heard was an exclamation from the Colonel.
woods
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From this reading “Now, my co-mates, and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court?”
