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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 A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
air
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
all
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
assembled
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
attending
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
attends
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
avocations
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
awakened
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
beam
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
bed
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
breakfast
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
British
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
came
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
celestial
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
child
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
claim
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
continent
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
daily
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
daughter
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
deep
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
delighted
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
drums
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
Dunham
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
duties
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
everlasting
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
extreme
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
fact
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
fatigue
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
fell
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
fresh
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
frontier
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
generally
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
got
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
grateful
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
humble
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
land
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
light
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
living
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
love
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
Mabel
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
moon
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
new
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
newly
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
night
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
novelty
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
obeyed
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
ordinary
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
Oswego
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
pallet
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
parade
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
possessions
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
post
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
posts
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
pure
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
Queen's
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
remote
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
rise
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
river
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
room
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
security
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
seem
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
sense
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
Sergeant
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
sergeant's
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
shoulders
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
situation
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
stream
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
succeeds
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
sun
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
swa'd
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
sweet
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
task
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From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
usual
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From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
vision
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
Wake
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From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Queen's Wake._ The rest that succeeds fatigue, and which attends a newly awakened sense of security, is generally sweet and deep.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Sergeant Dunham, on whose shoulders fell the task of attending to these ordinary and daily duties, had got through all his morning avocations, and was beginning to think of his breakfast, before his child left her room, and came into the fresh air, equally bewildered, delighted, and grateful, at the novelty and security of her new situation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such was the fact with Mabel, who did not rise from her humble pallet--such a bed as a sergeant's daughter might claim in a remote frontier post--until long after the garrison had obeyed the usual summons of the drums, and had assembled at the morning parade.
Withouten
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From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A land of love, and a land of light, Withouten sun, or moon, or night: Where the river swa'd a living stream, And the light a pure celestial beam: The land of vision, it would seem A still, an everlasting dream.
writing
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From this reading At the time of which we are writing, Oswego was one of the extreme frontier posts of the British possessions on this continent.
