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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 father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
America
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
army
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
character
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
conscription
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
considerable
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
country
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
eighteenth
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
enough
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
factories
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
family
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
father
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
flee
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
forth
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
Gerhardt
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
glass
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
heart's
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From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
ideal
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From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
iniquity
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
interest
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
kingdom
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
land
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
made
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
man
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
New
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
oppose
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
Paris
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
personal
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
Philadelphia
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
promise
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
romantic
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From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
Saxony
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
set
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
side
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
slow
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
stages
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
there
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From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
unfortunate
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
various
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
village
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From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
way
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
William
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
working
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
world
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From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
year
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From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
York
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From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
