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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 And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
Abbe
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
abroad
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
Acadie
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
Again
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
all
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
buffeted
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
built
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
busy
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
camp
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
campaign
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
case
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
Chignecto
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
coming
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
confidence
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From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
daily
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
days
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
De
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
drive
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
English
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
event
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From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
ever
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From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
fail
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
few
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
fort
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
full
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From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
gay
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
golden-rod
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
gratified
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
green
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
high
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
hours
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
hummed
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
making
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
many
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
Marc
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
marshes
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
much
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
ones
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
out
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
pale
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
planning
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
Ramezay
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From this reading De Ramezay gratified me by making much of Marc.
rode
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
settlements
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
shoulder
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
site
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
spent
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From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
stay
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
steadily
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
Strikes
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
surrounding
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
three
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From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
upland
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The three of us rode daily abroad among the surrounding settlements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
wind
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From this reading The Abbe Strikes Again The few days of our stay at Chignecto were gay and busy ones; and all through them hummed the wind steadily across the pale green marshes, and buffeted the golden-rod on our high shoulder of upland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I spent many hours planning with de Ramezay a fort which should be built on the site of this camp, in case the coming campaign should fail to drive the English out of Acadie.
wont
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From this reading De Ramezay, as was ever his wont, was full of confidence in the event.
