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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 "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
America
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
American
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
arose
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
brave
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
bright
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
calculated
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
circumstances
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
combined
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
commerce
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
conduct
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
contending
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
continue
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
country
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
disagreeable
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
disturb
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
eagle's
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
emblems
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
endeavoured
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
England
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From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
events
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
existed
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From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
eye
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
favour'd
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
France
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From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
government
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
happy
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
honour
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
injure
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
Jealousies
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
maintain
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
Many
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
nations
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
neutrality
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
now
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
o'er
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
occurred
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
peace
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
peacefully
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From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
quenchless
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
respect
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From this reading Jealousies, however, arose between the contending powers with respect to the conduct of America, and events occurred calculated to injure her commerce and disturb her peace.
sacred
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
soaring
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
some
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From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
stars
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
stripes
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
tranquillity
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From this reading Many disagreeable circumstances now combined to disturb the happy tranquillity of the American government.
war
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From this reading "A war had for some time existed between France and England.
Watch
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
wave
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From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Still may the soaring eagle's quenchless eye, Watch o'er our favour'd country, brave and free, Where the bright stars and stripes in honour wave, The sacred emblems of our liberty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading America had endeavoured to maintain a neutrality, and peacefully to continue a commerce with both nations.
