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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 IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
all
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
answered
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From this reading "Exactly the way I reason, ma'am," answered the old frontiersman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
BARRINGFORD
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
boys
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
come
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
common
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
Cumberland
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
Dave
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
deserve
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From this reading "They deserve a good home, and a fine education."
duty
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From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
education
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ef
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em
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Exactly
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From this reading "Exactly the way I reason, ma'am," answered the old frontiersman.
exceedingly
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
father's
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find
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fine
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From this reading "They deserve a good home, and a fine education."
fondly
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
Fort
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
frontiersman
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gazing
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gentleman
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good
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From this reading "They deserve a good home, and a fine education."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
hands
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From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
home
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From this reading "They deserve a good home, and a fine education."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
interested
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
It's
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From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
knew
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
ma'am
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From this reading "Exactly the way I reason, ma'am," answered the old frontiersman.
MADE
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
Morris
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
Morrises
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
Mrs
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
near
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
news
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
old
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place
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From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
plain
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From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
playing
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
PRISONER
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
reason
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From this reading "Exactly the way I reason, ma'am," answered the old frontiersman.
said
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
Sam
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
stock
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
tell
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From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It's my plain duty to place 'em in their father's hands, ef I can find the gentleman."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They deserve a good home, and a fine education."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
twins
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From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
way
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From this reading "Exactly the way I reason, ma'am," answered the old frontiersman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BARRINGFORD IS MADE A PRISONER The news which Dave and Sam Barringford had to tell interested the Morrises at Fort Cumberland exceedingly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I knew all along that the twins must come from no common stock," said Mrs. Morris, gazing fondly at the boys, who were playing near.
