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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 It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
afterward
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
arrest
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
base
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
buried
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
business
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
centre
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
circulated
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
coin
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
completely
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
constables
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
counterfeiters
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
day
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
deputies
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
described
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
duties
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
early
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
earth
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
end
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
entered
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
evening
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
exercise
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
expedition
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
following
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
four
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
gang
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
head
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
late
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
lunar
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
malefactors
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
manufacture
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
measured
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
midnight
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
official
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
other
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
period
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
pinioned
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
Pope
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From this reading --Pope.
portion
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
posse
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
records
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
return
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
Richard
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From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
rode
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
sheriff
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
spheres
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
starry
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
successful
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
superintend
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
traced
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
Union
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Richard did not return from the exercise of his official duties until late in the evening of the following day.
village
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From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The expedition had been completely successful, and about midnight the sheriff entered the village, at the head of a posse of deputies and constables, in the centre of whom rode, pinioned, four of the malefactors.
woods
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From this reading It had been one portion of his business to superintend the arrest of part of a gang of counterfeiters, that had, even at that early period, buried themselves in the woods, to manufacture their base coin, which they afterward circulated from one end of the Union to the other.
years
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From this reading “Who measured earth, described the starry spheres, And traced the long records of lunar years.”
