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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 The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
age
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
almost
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
Annette
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
Anthony
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
awoke
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
Bidaud
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
came
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From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
child
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
childless
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From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
colony
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From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
dear
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
find
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
flower-covered
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
fond
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
fourteen
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
grave
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had no other of his kindred near him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
kindred
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From this reading He had no other of his kindred near him.
labour
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
lapse
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From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
lay
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
lived
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
lost
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
mile
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
mother
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
near
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From this reading He had no other of his kindred near him.
nine
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no other of his kindred near him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
only
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
other
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From this reading He had no other of his kindred near him.
perfection
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
plantation
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
protector
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
rear
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
spared
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
spot
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
Switzerland
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
then
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From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
twenty
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the child was nine years of age the fond mother was spared to rear her, and then one morning Annette awoke to find the dear protector lost to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They came to the colony childless, but after a lapse of years Annette was born to them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
wife
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From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
wise
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The wife he brought from Switzerland lay in a flower-covered grave within a mile of the spot upon which he stood.
years
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From this reading On the plantation which he had brought almost to perfection by twenty years of wise labour Anthony Bidaud lived with his only child, Annette, fourteen years of age.
