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1555
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
able
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
abundance
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
abundantly
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
also
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
any
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
ate
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
Barnstable
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
Beach-pea
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
Chatham
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
cooked
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
County
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
Cows
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From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
cultivated
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
eat
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From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
eating
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
England
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
goats
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From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
green
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
grew
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
growing
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
head
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
horses
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From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
inhabitants
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
Lathyrus
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
learn
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
liked
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
maritimus
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
Newfoundland
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
Orford
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
people
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
perishing
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
plant
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
preserved
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
quoted
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
read
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
ripe
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
scarcity
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
sea-coast
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
seed
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
seeds
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
seen
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
sheep
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From this reading Cows, horses, sheep, and goats eat it.”
Sussex
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
there
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From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
used
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
very
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From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
well
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From this reading He liked the Beach-pea (_Lathyrus maritimus_), cooked green, as well as the cultivated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had seen it growing very abundantly in Newfoundland, where also the inhabitants ate them, but he had never been able to obtain any ripe for seed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We read, under the head of Chatham, that “in 1555, during a time of great scarcity, the people about Orford, in Sussex (England) were preserved from perishing by eating the seeds of this plant, which grew there in great abundance on the sea-coast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
writer
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From this reading But the writer who quoted this could not learn that they had ever been used in Barnstable County.
