adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
Albemarle
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From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
CharlestonnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
dividedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
GovernornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
governorsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
plural of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/
plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
SoundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
statesnounUS /steɪts/
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/
required or under orders
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Governor was supposed to rule both states, but sometimes each had a governor.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At first there had been no intention of making two provinces of Carolina.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the country was so large and the settlements made so far apart that very soon it became divided into North and South Carolina.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first settlements made in North Carolina were made round Albemarle Sound, and those of South Carolina at Charleston.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading And in all the early years there was trouble between the governors and the people.
