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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 Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
Belle
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
black-eyed
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
boys
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
brave
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
chickens
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
Cousin
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
days
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
Delaware
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
delighted
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
Dupont
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
eat
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every incident of the war interested her.
fellow
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
generous
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
grandson
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
greatly
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
homestead
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
incident
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From this reading Every incident of the war interested her.
interest
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
interested
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From this reading Every incident of the war interested her.
lady
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
literally
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
mother
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
much
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
Oakland
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every incident of the war interested her.
old
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
pease
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
remains
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
removed
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
saw
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
several
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
son's
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
story
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From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
there
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
visitors
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
want
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From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
war
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From this reading Every incident of the war interested her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was greatly distressed over the want which she saw at Oakland--for there was literally nothing to eat but black-eyed pease and the boys' chickens.
wished
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From this reading The visitors remained at Oakland for several days, as the lady wished to have her son's remains removed to the old homestead in Delaware.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was delighted with their Cousin Belle, and took much interest in her story, which was told by the boys' mother.
young
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From this reading Her grandson, Dupont, was a fine, brave, and generous young fellow.
