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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 distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
ablest
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
active
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
adjoining
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
anterior
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
best
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
circumstances
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
clarions
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
colonies
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
country
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
distaste
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
dying
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
England
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
existed
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
fell
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
fought
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
history
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
laid
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
later
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
likely
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
matter
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
men
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
naturally
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
New
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
oath
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
other
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
people
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
Percival
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From this reading Percival.
period
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
pray'd
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
produced
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
raised
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
revolution
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
Schuyler
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
service
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
shade
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
swell
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
threw
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
very
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From this reading This feeling was very naturally produced, and, under the circumstances, was quite likely to be active in a revolution.
war
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From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
warriors
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From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For thee they fought, for thee they fell, And their oath was on thee laid; To thee the clarions raised their swell, And the dying warriors pray'd."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The distaste for each other which existed between the people of New England and those of the adjoining colonies, anterior to the war of the revolution, is a matter of history.
writing
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
year
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From this reading It was this feeling that threw Schuyler, one of the ablest and best men in the service of his country, into the shade, a year later than the period of which we are writing.
