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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 ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
AMERICA
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From this reading “THIS IS AMERICA, ME.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
arisen
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
ARMITAGE
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
backward
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
banners
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
battle-fields
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
called
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
came
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Claiborne
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
conqueror
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
crest
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
crossed
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
dawn
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
dew
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
forth
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
Frank
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From this reading —L. Frank Tooker.
freed
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
gazed
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
gold
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
grass
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
green
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
greet
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
guiltless
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
heights
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
hill
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
horse
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THIS IS AMERICA, ME.
L
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From this reading —L. Frank Tooker.
lark
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Like
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Lo
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “THIS IS AMERICA, ME.
mist
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
occupied
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
old
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
planting
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
Potomac
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
prison
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
rode
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
sang
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
saw
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
shining
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Shirley
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From this reading Shirley Claiborne called for her horse and rode forth to greet the conqueror.
Spring
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
sun
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “THIS IS AMERICA, ME.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Tooker
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From this reading —L. Frank Tooker.
trail
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
vale
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
valley
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Virginia
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
Washington
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From this reading Spring, planting green and gold banners on old Virginia battle-fields, crossed the Potomac and occupied Washington.
white
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
wing
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From this reading ARMITAGE” Lo! as I came to the crest of the hill, the sun on the heights had arisen, The dew on the grass was shining, and white was the mist on the vale; Like a lark on the wing of the dawn I sang; like a guiltless one freed from his prison, As backward I gazed through the valley, and saw no one on my trail.
