adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
BLUEadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
emancipationnounUS /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/
freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
gradualadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəl/
proceeding in small stages
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
GRAYnounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
KentuckiansnounUS /ˌkenˈtʌkiənz/
plural of “kentuckian” — a native or resident of Kentucky
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
KentuckynounUS /kənˈtʌki/
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
moulded
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From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
StatenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
sympathiesnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθiz/
plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
tiesnounUS /taɪz/
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
UnionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By ties of blood, sympathies, institutions, Kentucky was bound fast to the South.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the Kentuckians, the forces that moulded her sons--Davis and Lincoln--were at war in the State, as they were at war in the nation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BLUE OR THE GRAY In the far North, as in the far South, men had but to drift with the tide.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That far back, they had carved a pledge on a block of Kentucky marble, which should be placed in the Washington monument, that Kentucky would be the last to give up the Union.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, ten years before, Kentuckians had demanded the gradual emancipation of the slave.
