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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 In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
ABRAHAM
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
air
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
all
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
also
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
Awkward
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
Bannister
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
bending
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
coarseness
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
crafty
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
domineering
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
door
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
expected
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From this reading All this Bannister had expected to see.
expression
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
features
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
form
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
frame
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
gait
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
gnarled
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
hated
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
human
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
indeed
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
ingrained
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
laid
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
lately
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
limbs
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
LINCOLN
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
living
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
man
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
men
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
mighty
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
nation
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
now
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
only
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
other
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
power
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
pride
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From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
responsibility
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
Rhett
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
see
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From this reading All this Bannister had expected to see.
shambling
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
spilled
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this Bannister had expected to see.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
ungainly
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From this reading Awkward, indeed, he was, with gnarled features, ungainly limbs, and shambling gait.
ungraceful
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
weight
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From this reading In that ungraceful form he could see now only the human frame bending under the weight of a mighty responsibility.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But where was the domineering air, the crafty expression, the pride of power, the ingrained coarseness, for which he had also looked?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
woes
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
wounds
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From this reading WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN So this was Lincoln--the man whom, lately, Rhett Bannister had hated above all other living men, at whose door he had laid all the woes and wounds and spilled blood of the nation.
