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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
America
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
brother
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
brother's
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From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
call
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
century
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
claim
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
coast
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
concludes
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
country
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
events
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
fashion
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
father
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
father's
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
French
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
get
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
hemisphere
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
JOHN
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From this reading KING JOHN.
KING
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From this reading KING JOHN.
land
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
middle
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
mother
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
mother's
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
near
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
occurred
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
old
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
opening
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
other
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
previously
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
refuse
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
relate
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
scene
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
son
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From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
sought
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
struggle
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
tale
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From this reading The opening scene of our tale, however, must be sought in the other hemisphere, and on the coast of the mother country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
Then
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From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
War
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From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then, if he were my brother's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The events we are about to relate, occurred near the middle of the last century, previously even to that struggle, which it is the fashion of America to call "the old French War."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My brother might not claim him; nor your father, Being none of his, refuse him: This concludes-- My mother's son did get your father's heir; Your father's heir must have your father's land."
