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16
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
afterwards
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
alternately
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
annals
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
army
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
became
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
British
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
came
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
capital
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
Cavaliers
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
character
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
city
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
colony
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
contending
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
decapitation
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
dispersion
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
early
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
ever
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
factions
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
First
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
fled
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
history
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
human
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
influenced
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
ivy-mantled
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
Jamestown
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
many
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
master
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
means
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
metropolis
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
moment
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
more
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
names
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
old
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
once
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
permanent
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
pertains
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
pictures
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
Pocahontas
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
Raleigh
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
reader
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
representation
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
reverts
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
romance
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
Roundheads
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
royal
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
Royalists
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
ruin
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
settlement
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
settlers
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
Smith
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From this reading The mind of the reader at once reverts to the names of Raleigh, Smith, and Pocahontas.
state
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
strikingly
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
subjected
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
sway
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
then
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
torn
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
town
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From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
traveller's
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From this reading The traveller's memory pictures in a moment the ivy-mantled ruin of old Jamestown.
unapt
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
Virginia
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From this reading The romance of history pertains to no human annals more strikingly than to the early settlement of Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First came the Cavaliers who fled hither after the decapitation of their royal master and the dispersion of his army, many of whom became permanent settlers in the town or colony, and ever afterwards influenced the character of the state.
year
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From this reading About the year 16--, the city of Jamestown, then the capital of Virginia, was by no means an unapt representation of the British metropolis; both being torn by contending factions, and alternately subjected to the sway of the Roundheads and Royalists.
