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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 man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
Albany
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
any
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
Athens
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
campfire
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can't
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
canoe
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
case
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
classic
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
considering
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
Cortlandt
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
delirious
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
easy
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
entered
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
feel
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
finding
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
give
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
Greece
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
Greek
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
handle
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
heroics
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
Ilion
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
instruct
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
intelligent
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
interest
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
interesting
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
intoned
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
kin
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
knew
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
lead
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
listened
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
listener
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
lore
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
loving
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
man
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
modern
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
more
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
most
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
own
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
Pergamos
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
physic
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
place
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
Quonab
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
rarely
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
recited
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
Rolf
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
rolling
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
royal
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
Saying
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
shanty
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
Si
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
siege
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
stirring
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
strange
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
subjects
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
superior
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
Sylvanne
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From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
tales
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
talks
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
teachers
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From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man can't handle his own case, any more than a delirious doctor kin give himself the right physic.--Saying of Si Sylvanne.
there
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
treated
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From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
Troy
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
Van
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
Van's
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most interesting subjects treated in these were ancient Greece and modern Albany.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Van Cortlandt was a good Greek scholar, and, finding an intelligent listener, he told the stirring tales of royal Ilion, Athens, and Pergamos, with the loving enthusiasm of one whom the teachers found it easy to instruct in classic lore.
woods
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From this reading However superior Rolf might feel in the canoe or the woods, there was one place where Van Cortlandt took the lead, and that was in the long talks they had by the campfire or in Van's own shanty which Quonab rarely entered.
word
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From this reading And when he recited or intoned the rolling Greek heroics of the siege of Troy, Rolf listened with an interest that was strange, considering that he knew not a word of it.
