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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 In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
accoutrements
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
alive
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
always
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
any
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
army
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
Bennet
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
broad
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
called
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
city
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
constantly
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
cool
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
drilled
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
east
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
educational
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
equipages
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
established
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
evenings
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
formed
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
genius
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
grander
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
horses
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
House
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
immediately
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
importance
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
lavishly
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
Legion
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
man
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From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
militia
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
money
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
more
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
much
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
native
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
Nauvoo
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
now
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
people
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
pretentious
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
provided
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
public
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
regular
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
seen
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
served
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
shows
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
Smith
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
soldiery
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From this reading This man had served in the regular army and had a native genius for soldiery.
spectacle
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
square
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
State
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
suite
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
Susannah
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From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a suite in the pretentious Nauvoo House Susannah found herself established.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this square a man called Bennet drilled the Nauvoo Legion in the cool of the evenings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
uniforms
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From this reading Smith, alive always to the educational importance of shows, now provided money lavishly for uniforms, horses, and accoutrements, and the Nauvoo Legion formed a much grander spectacle than any body of State militia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
well-dressed
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
west
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
white
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
windows
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From this reading She stood at her windows and looked east and west upon the fair white city, and more immediately upon the broad public square in which well-dressed people and handsome equipages were constantly seen.
