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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 “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
achieving
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
always
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
any
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
avoid
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
capital
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
characters
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
common
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
Dirck
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
doing
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
fate
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
ferry
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
fortnight
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
got
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
heart
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
King's-Bridge
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
labour
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
Learn
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading LONGFELLOW.
means
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
men
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
miles
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
more
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
neighbourhood
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
New
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
now
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
often
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
once
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
out
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
paid
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
pass
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
pursuing
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
road
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
Satanstoe
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
seldom
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
spring
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
then
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
thirty
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
town
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
travelled
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
twenty
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
up
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
very
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
visit
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
wait
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From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
way
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
week
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.”
year
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
years
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From this reading I know gentlemen who pass in and out from our neighbourhood, now, as often as once a fortnight, or even once a week; but thirty years since this was a thing very seldom done.
York
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From this reading Although Satanstoe was not more than five-and-twenty miles from New York, by the way of King's-Bridge, the road we always travelled in order to avoid the ferry, it was by no means as common to visit the capital as it has since got to be.
young
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From this reading The spring of the year I was twenty, Dirck and myself paid our first visit to town, in the characters of young men.
