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1908
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
accounted
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
adjoining
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
all
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
always
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
any
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
certainly
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
Colonel
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
Colonial
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
county
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
days
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
down
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
Drayton
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
Draytons
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
early
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
else
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
established
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
families
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
feud
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
fifty-odd
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
forts
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
generally
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
Hampden
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
Hampdens
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
hills
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
hostile
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
how
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
Jericho
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
Judge
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
just
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
Kindly
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
knew
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
like
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
lived
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
lives
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
Lévite
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
mansions
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
men
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
met
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
mile
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
month
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
more
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
neighbor
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
neighbors
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
New
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
now
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
old
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
opposite
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
other
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
perhaps
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
plantations
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
ready
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
Scribner's
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
side
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From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
sides
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
Sons
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
started
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
story
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
stream
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
thus
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From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
trouble
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From this reading It was an old story--the feud between the families--and, perhaps, no one now knew just how the trouble started.
two
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From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Kindly to everyone else and ready to do their part by all other men, the Draytons and the Hampdens, whenever they met each other, always passed by on the other side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had certainly been on opposite sides ever since they established themselves in early Colonial days on opposite hills in the old county from which the two mansions looked at each other across the stream like hostile forts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But though they had thus lived and were accounted generally good men and good neighbors, to each other they had never been neighbors any more than the Lévite was neighbor to him who went down to Jericho.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
years
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
York
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 They had lived within a mile of each other for fifty-odd years, old Judge Hampden and old Colonel Drayton; that is, all their lives, for they had been born on adjoining plantations within a month of each other.
