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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 DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
acquaintances
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
become
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
birth
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
Blue
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
centre
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
close
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
common
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
deadliest
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
DEATH
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
direct
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
fellows
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
feuds
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
few
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
genius
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
history
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
holding
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
interest
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
involved
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
knew
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
lived
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
Lone
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
merely
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From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
Morgan
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
neighbours
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
neutral
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From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
perhaps
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From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
personal
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
raged
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
result
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From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
Ridge
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
seventeen
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
talked
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he had been neutral was merely an accident of birth, perhaps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that he had not become involved in the quarrel that raged among his neighbours was the direct result of a genius for holding his tongue.
touched
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From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
very
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From this reading But until he was seventeen he had lived very close to the centre of one of the deadliest feuds of the Blue Ridge.
Virginian
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From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DEATH "BY ACCIDENT" Lone Morgan was a Virginian by birth, though few of his acquaintances knew it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lone never talked of himself except as his personal history touched a common interest with his fellows.
