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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 The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
according
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
afar
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
all
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
also
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
always
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
awful
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
barn
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
barns
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
brand
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
carriage-house
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
certain
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
conflagration
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
cot
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
country
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
custom
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
death
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
deeps
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
dwelling
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
easily
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
etc
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
fire
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
flats
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
hay-mow
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
hay-ricks
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
home-barn
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
house
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
hurrying
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
Miller
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
near
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
numerous
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
O
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
O'erturning
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
old
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
out-buildings
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
pace
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
palace
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
pestilence
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
plague-smitten
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
produce
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
race
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
realms
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
SANDS
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
set
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
solemn
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
stables
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
stone
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
storm
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
sweeps
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
there
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
throne
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
thrown
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From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
unequal
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From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
walls
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From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
war
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From this reading "Not always in the storm of war, Nor by the pestilence that sweeps From the plague-smitten realms afar, Beyond the old and solemn deeps."--SANDS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides the house with its walls of stone, however, there were numerous out-buildings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
wood
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From this reading The barns, hay-ricks, etc., on the flats, and near the dwelling of Miller, were all of wood, according to the custom of the country, and it was not death to set fire to a barn.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The carriage-house, stables, and home-barn were all of stone also; but a brand thrown into a hay-mow would easily produce a conflagration.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, time and death! with certain pace Though still unequal, hurrying on, O'erturning, in your awful race, The cot, the palace, and the throne!
