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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 Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
abolish
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From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
all
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
also
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
anticipation
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
aristocratic
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
Aunt
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
beholding
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
blistered
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
bosom
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
chatted
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
Cheered
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
Chloe
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
condescension
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
crack
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
described
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
done
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From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
encouraged
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
exceptional
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
exclaim
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
familiarly
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
fine
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
happiest
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
heels
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
hobbling
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
institution
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
interludes
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
joke
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
journey
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
Lucifer's
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
Marvellous
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
misled
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
moods
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
moved
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
new
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
observer
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
overseer
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
pathetically
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
patriarchal
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
pay
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
piccaninny
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
planter
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
pleasant
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
prospect
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
purchase
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
said
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From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
Scipio
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
scribblers
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
slavery
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From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
soon
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
stopped
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
sunset
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
terminating
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
toilsome
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From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
transport
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
Uncle
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From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
unusual
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From this reading His aristocratic bosom was moved by an unusual amount of condescension, to all around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cheered by the prospect of soon terminating a toilsome journey--as also by the pleasant anticipation of beholding, before sunset, his new purchase--the planter was in one of his happiest moods.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After all we have said and done to abolish it!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Marvellous!" might the observer exclaim--misled by such exceptional interludes, so pathetically described by the scribblers in Lucifer's pay--"what a fine patriarchal institution is slavery, after all!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He chatted familiarly with his overseer; stopped to crack a joke with "Uncle" Scipio, hobbling along on blistered heels; and encouraged "Aunt" Chloe in the transport of her piccaninny.
