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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 The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
BARLOW
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From this reading BARLOW.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
birth-day
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
came
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
cares
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
clime
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
close
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
Col
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
country
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
Dear
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
devious
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
Dirck
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
Doom'd
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
drawing
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
end
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
Expands
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
father
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
Follock
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
friend
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
greet
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
Hasty-Pudding
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
heart
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
home
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
house
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
joy
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
long-lost
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
meet
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
more
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
o'er
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
past
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
Patent
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
paths
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
quest
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
roam
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
Savoy
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
smoke
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
soon
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
sooth'd
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
soul
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
talk
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
twenty-first
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
unforgotten
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
unpromised
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From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
usual
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From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Dear Hasty-Pudding, what unpromised joy Expands my heart to meet thee in Savoy!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
winter
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From this reading The winter was soon drawing to a close, and my twenty-first birth-day was past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father and Col. Follock, who came over to smoke more than usual that winter with my father, began to talk of the journey Dirck and I were to take, in quest of the Patent.
world
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From this reading Doom'd o'er the world through devious paths to roam, Each clime my country, and each house my home, My soul is sooth'd, my cares have found an end: I greet my long-lost, unforgotten friend.”
