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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 "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
all
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
attuned
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
battle
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
built
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
cataract
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
country
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From this reading "There was never so lovely a country," returned Marianne, enthusiastically.
daughter
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
down
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
ears
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
engagement
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
enthusiastically
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From this reading "There was never so lovely a country," returned Marianne, enthusiastically.
fought
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
high
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
home
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
land
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
lovely
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From this reading "There was never so lovely a country," returned Marianne, enthusiastically.
Marianne
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From this reading "There was never so lovely a country," returned Marianne, enthusiastically.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
mighty
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
more
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
near
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
new
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
Niagara
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
once
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
Orleans
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
out
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
Peace
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
place
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
prize
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
reach
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There was never so lovely a country," returned Marianne, enthusiastically.
Reyburn
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
river
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
roar
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
rush
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From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
seas
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
seen
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
sell
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
settle
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
spot
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
suits
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
taken
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From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
there
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From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
Tom
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
travels
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
Uncle
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
up
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The battle of New Orleans had been fought, the last engagement upon the high seas had taken place, the last prize had been brought in.
wanted
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Peace_ By the time the new home across the river was built there was peace in the land.
well
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From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The roar of battle would never again reach those whose ears were once more attuned to the rush of the mighty cataract of Niagara.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Uncle Tom wanted me to sell out up here and settle down near him," Captain Reyburn told his daughter, "but I have never seen a spot that suits me so well in all my travels."
