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From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
AMERICAN
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From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
articles
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
baked
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
bills
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
boiled
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
cooked
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
corporosity
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
court
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
dinner
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
fashionable
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
further
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
good
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
ham
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
head
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
heartily
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
Here's
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
Holly
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
hotel
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
jam
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
landlord
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
large
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
laughed
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
LEARNED
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From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
LEGISLATURE
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From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
list
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
loud
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
man
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
MEMBERS
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From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
Miss
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEARNED MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGISLATURE.--30.
off
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
pompous
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
potatoes
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
Printed
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
provided
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
questioned
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
raspberry
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
read
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
rhyming
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
ruffled
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
shirt-bosom
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From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
smashed
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
Springs
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
squashed
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
squashes
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
story
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
table
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
told
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From this reading A good story is told of the landlord of a hotel at Holly Springs, Miss.
tomatoes
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
turnips
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
voice
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
way
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From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
whole
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large fashionable hotel, and the landlord was a pompous man, with a large corporosity and a ruffled shirt-bosom.
witness
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From this reading The whole court laughed heartily, and the witness was questioned no further.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Printed bills of fare were provided, yet the landlord stood at the head of the table at dinner and, in a loud voice, read off the list of articles in a rhyming way--"Here's boiled ham, and raspberry jam; baked potatoes and cooked tomatoes; turnips smashed and squashes _squashed_;" and so on.
