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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 They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
also
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
attended
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
beard
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
became
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
boys
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
bullied
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
bully
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
business
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
called
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
carriages
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
carried
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
children
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
church
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
city
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
Columbus
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From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
company
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
day
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From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
four
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
gray
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
grew
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
Hen
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
Henderson
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
house
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
kept
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
large
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
larger
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
lived
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
man
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
manufacturing
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
men
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
native
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
neat
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
patience
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
persistent
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
person
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
plow
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
position
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
power
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
precise
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
servants
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
shrewdness
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
small
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
some
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
standards
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From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
stature
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
treasurer
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
turn
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
two
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From this reading They lived in a large house and kept two carriages and four servants, but had no children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
wealthy
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From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
wife
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From this reading He was treasurer of the plow manufacturing company and was also treasurer of the church he and his wife attended.
Woodburn
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
Woodburns
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From this reading The Woodburns of Columbus were wealthy by the standards of their day.
wore
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From this reading Henderson Woodburn was small of stature, wore a gray beard, and was neat and precise about his person.
youth
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From this reading In his youth he had been called “Hen” Woodburn and had been bullied by larger boys, and when he grew to be a man and after his persistent shrewdness and patience had carried him into a position of some power in the business life of his native city he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him.
