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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 Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
all
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
army
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
attend
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
completely
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
diligently
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
distance
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
down
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE VOYAGE.
experienced
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
fate
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
grayback
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
hardships
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
haven
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
human
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
impediment
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
impending
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
labored
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
lines
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
many
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
obstacles
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE VOYAGE.
only
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
outwitted
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
peace
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
prosperity
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
respects
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
reverses
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
scene
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
Shenandoah
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
sojourners
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
Somers's
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE VOYAGE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
Tom
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
trials
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
triumphed
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
type
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From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
Union
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
vanquished
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
various
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From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
victory
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From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE END OF THE VOYAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Somers's voyage down the Shenandoah was, in many respects, a type of human life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had vanquished the last impediment, and the lines of the Union army--the haven of peace to him--were only a short distance from the scene of his victory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He experienced the various reverses, the trials and hardships, which attend all sojourners here below.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
zenith
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From this reading He triumphed over all obstacles, and when he had completely outwitted the grayback who had labored so diligently to save him from his impending fate, he was at the zenith of prosperity.
