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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 "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
always
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
ancestors
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
ask
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From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
breast
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
Bye
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
came
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
Carruthers
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
comes
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
death
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
desire
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
drink
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From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
drop
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
eyes
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
Faulkner
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
forever
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
forget
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
FREEadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
friend
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From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
friends
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
Gouverneur
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
Grez
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
head
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
heart's
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
hid
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
homecoming
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From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
introduced
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
jewel
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
keep
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
Ladies
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From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
LAND
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
Mr
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
night
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
O'ER
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
perhaps
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
person
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
Robert
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From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
rose
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
said
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
sat
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
seems
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
table
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
tears
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
there
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From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know; but I am sure that I shall always keep the memory of the night upon which Mr. Robert Carruthers of Grez and Bye was introduced to the friends of his ancestors.
wear
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From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE--" I have a desire to know if it is into the life of every person there comes one night which he is never to forget until death and perhaps even after.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is my jewel that seems a drop of heart's blood that I will wear forever hid in my breast.
Williamson
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From this reading At dinner I sat beside the Gouverneur Williamson Faulkner and tears came into my eyes as he rose from beside me at the head of the table and said:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the homecoming of Robert Carruthers, my friend, your friend, and everybody his friends."
