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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 The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
appointment
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
arm
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
assembling
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
axe
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
begun
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
Billy
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
bosom
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
boy
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
business
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
chief
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
clerk
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
crowd
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
customer
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
day
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
death-song
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
delight
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
descant
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
early
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
Elizabeth
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
father's
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
female
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
folds
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
following
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
former
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
Frenchman's
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
Gertrude
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From this reading --Gertrude of Wyoming.
given
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
good-natured
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
grief
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
hand
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
helper
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
holding
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
hour
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
interest
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
jacket
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
Kirby
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
ladies
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
Le
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
Leather-Stocking
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
letters
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
Louisa
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
manifest
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
met
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
Monsieur
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
Oneida
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
other
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
owner
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
packet
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
people
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
perusing
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
place
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
pleasure
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
pledge
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
polite
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
possession
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
proceeded
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
Quoi
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
redeem
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
son
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
soon
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
stain
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
store
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From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
sympathizing
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
th
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
thrust
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
thus
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
too
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From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
weep
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The people were again assembling for the business of the day, but the hour was too soon for a crowd, and the ladies found the place in possession of its polite owner, Billy Kirby, one female customer, and the boy who did the duty of helper or clerk.
wildly
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From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And I could weep”-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- “But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son.”
wood-chopper
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From this reading Monsieur Le Quoi was perusing a packet of letters with manifest delight, while the wood-chopper, with one hand thrust in his bosom, and the other in the folds of his jacket, holding an axe under his right arm, stood sympathizing in the Frenchman's pleasure with good-natured interest.
Wyoming
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From this reading --Gertrude of Wyoming.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was yet early on the following morning, when Elizabeth and Louisa met by appointment, and proceeded to the store of Monsieur Le Quoi, in order to redeem the pledge the former had given to the Leather-Stocking.
