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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 Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
boughs
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
boy
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
breeches
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
cabin
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
came
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
Crawford
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
doubt
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From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
expostulations
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
FAMILY
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From this reading THOMAS LINCOLN'S FAMILY STORIES.
gate
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
glimmering
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
interviews
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
Jasper
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
lamentations
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
leather
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
LINCOLN'S
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From this reading THOMAS LINCOLN'S FAMILY STORIES.
log
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
oaks
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
obliquity
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
private
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
rattling
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
red
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
reports
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
school
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
session
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From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
solemn
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
spelling-class
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
STORIES
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From this reading THOMAS LINCOLN'S FAMILY STORIES.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
sun
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From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
sundown
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From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
tall
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From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
there
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
THOMAS
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From this reading THOMAS LINCOLN'S FAMILY STORIES.
thrashing
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From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
Tradition
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From this reading Tradition reports that there was a great rattling of leather breeches, and expostulations, and lamentations at such solemn, private interviews.
understood
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From this reading Mr. Crawford, who was "great on thrashing," no doubt did his duty as he understood it at that private session at sundown.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The red sun was glimmering through the leafless boughs of the great oaks when Jasper again came to the gate of Thomas Lincoln's log cabin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Crawford had remained after school with the tall boy who had brought "obliquity" upon the spelling-class.
