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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 Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
banks
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
Boswell
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
came
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
chaos
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
clear
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
conscious
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
dreamed
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
dwelling
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
entered
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
eye-water
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
eyewater
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
fancy
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
fascinations
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
feverish
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
finest
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
flitting
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
General
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
girl
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
glittering
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
grain
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
hogs
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
home
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
imagination
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
instant
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
introduced
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
Land
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
lingering
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
lovely
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
moment
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
Mrs
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
outward
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
really
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
realms
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
rubbish
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
seventeen
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
sixteen
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
speculation
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
street
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
swept
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
Tennessee
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
town
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From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
vapory
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From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
vision
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
vividly
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
Washington
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
Washington's
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From this reading This vision swept Washington's mind clear of its chaos of glittering rubbish in an instant.
way
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From this reading Washington dreamed his way along the street, his fancy flitting from grain to hogs, from hogs to banks, from banks to eyewater, from eye-water to Tennessee Land, and lingering but a feverish moment upon each of these fascinations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Arrived at the finest dwelling in the town, they entered it and were at home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Washington was introduced to Mrs. Boswell, and his imagination was on the point of flitting into the vapory realms of speculation again, when a lovely girl of sixteen or seventeen came in.
wit
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From this reading He was conscious of but one outward thing, to wit, the General, and he was really not vividly conscious of him.
