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14
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
15
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
16
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
all
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
appears
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
back
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
belonged
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
commenced
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
extending
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
facing
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
far
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
find
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
Godfrey
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
Grimross
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
house
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
John
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
lake
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
land
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
landing
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
leading
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
looking
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
lot
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From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
lots
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
old
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
operations
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
other
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
own
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
parallel
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
plan
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
RETREAT
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From this reading TRADING,--TROUBLE,--RETREAT.
Reverend
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
river
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
settled
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
situated
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
Smith
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
Spry
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From this reading Lot No. 14 he found belonged to a Captain Spry, lot No. 15 to a Reverend Smith, and his own lot he found to be No. 16.
Spry's
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
St
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From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
stream
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From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In looking over the plan of the lots, it appears that Captain Godfrey settled on No. 14, Spry's lot, and on this lot he commenced trading operations in an old house situated not far from a stream leading from a lake on his own lot to the St. John.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After landing at Grimross, Captain Godfrey looked about to find his lot of land.
TRADING
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From this reading TRADING,--TROUBLE,--RETREAT.
TROUBLE
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From this reading TRADING,--TROUBLE,--RETREAT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.
