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1913
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From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
accordance
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
anniversary
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
any
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
Barriscale
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the flag-raising in itself was to be no inconsiderable event.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Fairweather was to have none.
celebration
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
city
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
concerned
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
day
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
demonstration
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
event
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From this reading But the flag-raising in itself was to be no inconsiderable event.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
exception
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
Fairweather
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From this reading But Fairweather was to have none.
far
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
flag-raising
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
front
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
go
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
inconsiderable
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From this reading But the flag-raising in itself was to be no inconsiderable event.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the flag-raising in itself was to be no inconsiderable event.
July
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From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
law
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
mills
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
national
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the flag-raising in itself was to be no inconsiderable event.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But Fairweather was to have none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
patriotism
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
plaza
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
precedent
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
public
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
States
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Fairweather was to have none.
town
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
United
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From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
unrecognized
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From this reading With the exception of a flag-raising on the plaza in front of the Barriscale mills the national anniversary was to go entirely unrecognized in the town so far as any public demonstration was concerned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In accordance with the law of precedent and of patriotism every town and city in the United States should have had a public celebration of the day.
year
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From this reading It was the Fourth of July in the year 1913.
