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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 Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
abatement
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
act
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
believed
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
bitter
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
brave
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
braves
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From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
British
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
caprices
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
cause
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
clamor
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
Colonel
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
command
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
death
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
demanding
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
detested
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
disobedience
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
English
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
followed
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
fought
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
Funk's
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
hated
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
hung
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
Indian
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
Indians
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
joining
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
king
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
lives
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
manifest
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
many
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
men
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
nation
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
O'Neill
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
O'Neill's
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
outlaw
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
palpable
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
particularly
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
punished
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
Royal
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
said
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
savage
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
shoulders
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From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
shrugged
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From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
single
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
sold
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
soldiers
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
Splitlog
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From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
spoke
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From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
trial
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From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
turned
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From this reading Splitlog shrugged his shoulders and turned to his braves.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the British soldiers were demanding something of a trial for the outlaw, and his Indians were joining in the clamor.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The colonel, under whose command Splitlog had already fought, had said that Royal Funk’s disobedience should be punished with death, and the Indian believed that he spoke to the king.
words
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From this reading The lives of many brave men hung upon his savage caprices, and the silence that followed O’Neill’s last and bitter words seemed palpable.
Wyandot
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
zeal
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From this reading The Wyandot hated, detested the British, Colonel O’Neill particularly; but he had sold his nation to the English cause, and he must not, in a single act, manifest an abatement of zeal.
