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able
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
affecting
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
agitated
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
all
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
alternately
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
cousins
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
emotions
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
exciting
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
expected
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
experience
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
father
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
full
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
hand
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
hardly
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
held
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
intense
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
interest
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
joyous
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
laughed
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
laughing
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
manifested
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
meet
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
men
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
minutes
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
more
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
occasion
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE PENINSULA.
other
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
parties
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
PENINSULA
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From this reading ON THE PENINSULA.
reunited
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
scene
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
several
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
sire
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
soldiers
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
Somers
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
son
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
sympathy
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From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE PENINSULA.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
times
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
troublous
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
uncles
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
very
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From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene between Captain Somers and his son was very affecting and very exciting; and if the soldiers had all been uncles and first cousins of the parties, they could not have manifested more interest on the joyous occasion.
weeping
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From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
wept
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From this reading The father wept, and the son wept; for each, amid the terrible experience of these troublous times, had hardly expected to meet the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For several minutes they held each other by the hand, laughing and weeping alternately, and neither being able to express the intense emotions which agitated him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men shouted and laughed in full sympathy with the reunited sire and son.
