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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 There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
any
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From this reading Nor were there any bookstores or printing-offices.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
assembled
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
began
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
bookstores
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From this reading Nor were there any bookstores or printing-offices.
children
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From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
clothes
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
community
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
Conclusion
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
educated
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
employed
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
few
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
first
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
food
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
Fredonia
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
houses
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
little
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
Merry
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor were there any bookstores or printing-offices.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
other
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
Parley
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
Peter
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
place
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
printing-offices
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From this reading Nor were there any bookstores or printing-offices.
provided
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
required
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From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
Robert
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
school
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From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
several
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From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
taught
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
then
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
There
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From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
things
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
think
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
together
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
wants
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From this reading _The Conclusion._ After the little community of Fredonia had provided for their first wants,--houses, clothes, and food,--they began to think of other things.
well
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several children among them, and for these they required a school.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
woman
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
works
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
written
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From this reading She had few books, however; for neither the works of Peter Parley or Robert Merry had then been written.
young
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From this reading Accordingly they employed a young woman, who had been well educated; and a place being provided, the children were assembled together, and she taught them as well as she could.
