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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 Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
all
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
battle
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
begin
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
Big
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
boast
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From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
build
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
congratulated
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From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
content
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
county
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
Creek
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
din
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
dollar
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From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
everyday
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
God
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
Hans
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
hoped
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
ideals
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
learn
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
lesson
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
Like
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
managed
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
meant
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
mineself
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From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
namely
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From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
only
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From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
own
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
peace
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
prospective
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
regal
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
seat
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
SERVICE
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
sign
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From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
skillfully
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
some
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
success
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From this reading Hans had congratulated himself not a little over his success.
symbol
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From this reading And his ideals had only one symbol, namely, the dollar sign.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
town
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
up
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
Wolf
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
wont
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From this reading "I done it all mineself," he was wont to boast.
Wyker
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
Wykerton
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From this reading Hans Wyker had managed skillfully when he pulled the prospective county seat of Wolf county up Big Wolf Creek to Wykerton, a town he hoped to build after his own ideals.
yesterday
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE Amid all the din Of the everyday battle some peace may begin, Like the silence of God in its regal content, Till we learn what the lesson of yesterday meant.
