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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 Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
century
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
Common
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
death
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From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
demand
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
destiny
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
double-shotted
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Eight
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From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
fix
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
followed
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
following
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Fort
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
Hawkins
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From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
history
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
inquiring
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From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
Lexington
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
many
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
maybe
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
Mr
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From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
nation
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
scrimmage
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
significance
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From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
state
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From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
summoning
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From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
Sumter
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
surrender
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From this reading Such years were those that followed the double-shotted demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eight years are not many in the life of a nation or the history of a state, but they maybe years of destiny that shall fix the current of the century following.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
trying
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From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such years were those that followed the little scrimmage on Lexington Common.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
witnesses
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From this reading History is never done with inquiring of these years, and summoning witnesses about them, and trying to understand their significance.
years
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From this reading Eight years have passed since the death of Mr. Hawkins.
