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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 Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
all
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
Axe
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
Battle
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
beauty
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
best
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
centuries
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
clustered
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From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
country
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
courage
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
died
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
employed
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
England
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
fathers
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
France
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
freedom
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
God
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
greatness
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
hymn
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
inspire
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
King
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
land
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From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
long
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
love
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
Marseillaise
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
mountain
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
name
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
national
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
nations
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
Norway
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
patriotic
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
pilgrim's
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
PreciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Precious memories are clustered about it.
pride
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
richness
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
ring
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
side
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
sing
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From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
Song
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
songs
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From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
States
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
sung
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From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
Sweet
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From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
synonym
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading France has long sung her “Marseillaise,” Norway the “Song of the Battle Axe,” England, “God Save the King,” but the best of all is our national hymn:
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
tis
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From this reading “_My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For centuries nations have employed patriotic songs to inspire courage and love of country.
United
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From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim’s pride; From every mountain side Let freedom ring._” The United States is a name, a synonym for greatness, richness and beauty.
