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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 next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
account
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
all
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
American
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
any
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
appointed
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
armies
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
assembled
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
away
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
Bunker
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
chair
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
children
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
colonies
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
commander-in-chief
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
composed
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
Congress
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
Continental
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
curiosity
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
delegates
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
Diorama
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
entreated
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
evening
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
events
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
fate
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
full
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
George
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
given
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
Grandfather
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
gratifying
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
Hill
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
keep
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
knew
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
legs
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
longer
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
necessary
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
now
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
old
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
Philadelphia
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From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
public
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
reader
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
recollect
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
say
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From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
suspense
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From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, before gratifying their curiosity, Grandfather found it necessary to say something about public events.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
trotted
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From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
Virginia
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
Washington
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From this reading They had now appointed George Washington, of Virginia, to be commander-in-chief of all the American armies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE next evening but one, when the children had given Grandfather a full account of the Diorama of Bunker Hill, they entreated him not to keep them any longer in suspense about the fate of his chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Continental Congress, which was assembled at Philadelphia, was composed of delegates from all the colonies.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will recollect that, at the last accounts, it had trotted away upon its poor old legs nobody knew whither.
