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16
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From this reading Columbus 16, Ohio _This book is dedicated to my grandnephew_ ~WEEKLY READER Children's Book Club Edition, 1959~ BY AMERICAN BOOK-STRATFORD PRESS, INC., N.Y.
1959
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Abraham
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From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
AMERICAN
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
authentic
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author
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From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
based
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From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
book
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BOOK-STRATFORD
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Columbus 16, Ohio _This book is dedicated to my grandnephew_ ~WEEKLY READER Children's Book Club Edition, 1959~ BY AMERICAN BOOK-STRATFORD PRESS, INC., N.Y.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Education Center .
Children's
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circumstances
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Club
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Columbus
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conversation
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dedicated
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depended
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descriptive
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From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
dialogue
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Edition
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Education
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From this reading Education Center .
everyday
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family
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firsthand
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From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
friends
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From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
grandnephew
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From this reading Columbus 16, Ohio _This book is dedicated to my grandnephew_ ~WEEKLY READER Children's Book Club Edition, 1959~ BY AMERICAN BOOK-STRATFORD PRESS, INC., N.Y.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
imagined
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From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
INC
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instances
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Columbus 16, Ohio _This book is dedicated to my grandnephew_ ~WEEKLY READER Children's Book Club Edition, 1959~ BY AMERICAN BOOK-STRATFORD PRESS, INC., N.Y.
knowledge
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known
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
light
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Lincoln
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From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
Lincoln's
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logically
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From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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N
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necessarily
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From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
Ohio
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
own
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pioneer
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place
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PRESS
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primarily
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READER
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statements
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story
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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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taken
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In writing this story of Abraham Lincoln, the author depended primarily on Lincoln's own statements and on the statements of his family and friends who had firsthand knowledge of his everyday life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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times
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From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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WEEKLY
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such descriptive details as were necessarily added were based on authentic accounts of pioneer times.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In instances when dialogue had to be imagined, the conversation might logically have taken place in the light of known circumstances.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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writing
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Y
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