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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 Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
ago
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
air
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
alien
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Antoine
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
ANTOINE'S
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From this reading PÈRE ANTOINE’S DATE-PALM.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Boston
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Bringier
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
broad
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Cathedral
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Catholic
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
Charles
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
Company
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
créole
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
cut
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
d'Armes
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
DATE-PALM
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From this reading PÈRE ANTOINE’S DATE-PALM.
died
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
down
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
earth
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
eighty
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
exotic
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
far
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
faubourg
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
feet
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
forfeit
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
French
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
ground
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
hardily
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
height
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
history
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
Houghton
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
inhabitants
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
inquiries
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
learn
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
leaves
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Levée
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
lot
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
Lyell
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
made
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
mentions
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
Mifflin
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Mr
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
native
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Near
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
New
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
old
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
Orleans
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
palm
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
Place
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
planted
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
priest
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
provided
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
PÈRE
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From this reading PÈRE ANTOINE’S DATE-PALM.
Roman
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
roots
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Second
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
seventy
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
sinuous
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
spreading
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
stands
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
States
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
succeeded
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From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
sucking
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
thirty
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
tree
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
twenty
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
United
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
Visit
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In his will he provided that they who succeeded to this lot of ground should forfeit it if they cut down the palm.”
Wishing
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From this reading Wishing to learn something of Père Antoine’s history, Sir Charles Lyell made inquiries among the ancient créole inhabitants of the faubourg.
years
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
York
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From this reading Boston And New York Houghton Mifflin Company Near the Levée, and not far from the old French Cathedral in the Place d’Armes, at New Orleans, stands a fine date-palm, thirty feet in height, spreading its broad leaves in the alien air as hardily as if its sinuous roots were sucking strength from their native earth.
young
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From this reading Sir Charles Lyell, in his Second Visit to the United States, mentions this exotic: “The tree is seventy or eighty years old; for Père Antoine, a Roman Catholic priest, who died about twenty years ago, told Mr. Bringier that he planted it himself, when he was young.
