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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 We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
adventurous
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
all
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
astir
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
bread
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
breakfast
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
busily
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
called
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
certain
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
composed
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
down
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
fatiguing
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
favour
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
feature
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
few
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
five
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
four
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
fourteen
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
going
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
got
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
grey
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
heads
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
indeed
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
keeping
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
ladies
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
latter
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
mainly
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
men
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
milk
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
mode
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
most
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
natural
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
o'clock
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
paraaer
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
parearer
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
paroarer
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
perhaps
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
persons
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
Prairie
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
premise
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
preparations
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
prime
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
pronounced
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
pronunciation
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From this reading The latter mode of pronunciation is perhaps the most in favour.
punctually
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
see
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
settlements
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
singular
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
society
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
some
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
street
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
There
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
threw
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
trip
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From this reading There were no ladies: the trip being a fatiguing one: and we were to start at five o’clock in the morning punctually.
up
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
variously
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
very
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
waiting
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
whole
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
window
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From this reading I was called at four, that I might be certain of keeping nobody waiting; and having got some bread and milk for breakfast, threw up the window and looked down into the street, expecting to see the whole party busily astir, and great preparations going on below.
word
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From this reading I MAY premise that the word Prairie is variously pronounced _paraaer_, _parearer_, _paroarer_.
young
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From this reading We were fourteen in all, and all young men: indeed it is a singular though very natural feature in the society of these distant settlements, that it is mainly composed of adventurous persons in the prime of life, and has very few grey heads among it.
