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accepted
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
American
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
Argus
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
characteristic
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
circles
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
constituted
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
dignity
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From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
down
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
editor
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
elements
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
emotion
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From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
endeavor
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
enthusiastic
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
family
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
festivity
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
frontier
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
harmony
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
health
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
hospitalities
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
hours
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
humble
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
Judge
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
local
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
long-looked
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
neatly
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
overflowing
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
particularly
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
Piper
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
political
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
present
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
principle
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
principles
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
promote
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
proposed
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From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
protests
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
purely
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
recognition
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
reminded
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
repast
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
responded
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From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
sat
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
social
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From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
some
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From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
trifling
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
two
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From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the “Argus.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The judge responded with great dignity and some emotion.
yes
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From this reading He accepted the present festivity with its overflowing hospitalities, not in recognition of himself--(“yes! yes!”)--nor of his family--(enthusiastic protests)--but of that American principle!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He reminded them that it had been his humble endeavor to promote harmony--that harmony so characteristic of American principles--in social as he had in political circles, and particularly among the strangely constituted yet purely American elements of frontier life.
