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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 Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
age
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
all
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
appeared
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
bequeathed
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
black
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
brothers
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
children
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
consisting
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
contributed
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
death
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
deceased
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
delightful
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
departed
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
Derry
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
died
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
Duncan
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
eight
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
elder
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From this reading The elder of the two living brothers was Titus Lyon.
English
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
FAMILIES
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
fashion
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
fifty
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
fourteen
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
front
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
gone
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
Hampshire
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
home
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
immediately
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
Kentucky
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
large
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
lawn
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
living
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From this reading The elder of the two living brothers was Titus Lyon.
LYON
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
made
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
man
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
mansion
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
named
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
native
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
New
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
persons
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
plantation
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
population
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
property
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
removed
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
Riverlawn
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
scattered
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
sheep
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From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
ten
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
there
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
Titus
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From this reading The elder of the two living brothers was Titus Lyon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
town
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT THE LYON FAMILIES The town of Derry in New Hampshire had contributed fourteen persons to the population of Kentucky, all of them by the name of Lyon.
trees
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
two
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
very
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The elder of the two living brothers was Titus Lyon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had removed to his new home eight years before, and he appeared to be the black sheep of the fourteen who had departed from their native town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
years
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From this reading But he died at the age of fifty, and bequeathed his property, consisting of a large plantation, which he had named Riverlawn, because it had a delightful lawn, with great trees scattered over it, though after the English fashion with none immediately in front of the large mansion, to his two brothers and the children of one deceased ten years before his death.
young
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From this reading Colonel Duncan Lyon had gone there as a young man, and had made a very handsome fortune.
