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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 “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
aff
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
Albany
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
ascended
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
aspect
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
BURNS
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From this reading BURNS.
business
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
Canaan
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
changes
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
dad
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
days
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
departure
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
employed
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
family
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
fewer
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
forty
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
graceless
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
Ham
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
Herman
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
How
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
Hudson
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
interval
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
King's
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
leugh
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
made
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
military
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
Mordaunt
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
most
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
nigger
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
own
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
place
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
proper
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
read
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
regiments
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
river
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
Several
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
sloops
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
stores
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
summer's
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
taken
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
Ten
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
text
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
th
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
there
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
things
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From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
thirty
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
touch
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
transporting
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
troops
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
vigour
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
wi
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
