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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 “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
barley
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
best-regulated
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From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
Bold
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
called
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
convenience
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From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
corners
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
down
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
Dragoon
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
drink
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
Drinking
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From this reading “--Drinking Song.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
frequently
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From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
frustrates
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From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
health
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
Here's
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
I'll
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
inn
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
intended
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
intersected
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
lake
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
led
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
mentioned
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
mow
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
ordained
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
original
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
other
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
out
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
plan
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
plans
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From this reading But convenience frequently frustrates the best-regulated plans.
pot
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
principal
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
quart
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From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
rushed
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
Song
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From this reading “--Drinking Song.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
stream
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
street
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
streets
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
stretch
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
Templeton
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And I'll drink out of the quart pot-- Here's a health to the barley mow.
two
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From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
valley
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
village
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
western
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From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On one of the corners, where the two principal streets of Templeton intersected each other, stood, as we have already mentioned, the inn called the “Bold Dragoon”.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the original plan it was ordained that the village should stretch along the little stream that rushed down the valley; and the street which led from the lake to the academy was intended to be its western boundary.
