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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
animal
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
color
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
crosses
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
distance
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
distinct
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
fantastic
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
foliage
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
greatest
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
health
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
Highlands
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
hog
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
jaw
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
larch
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
light
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
lighthouses
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
limbs
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
lower
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
Massachusetts
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
means
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
miles
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
Neversink
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are two there, one revolving, one not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are two there, one revolving, one not.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
other
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
picked
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
reminded
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
revolving
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From this reading There are two there, one revolving, one not.
seen
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
sky
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
sky-blue
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From this reading The fantastic open light crosses which the limbs of the larch make, seen against the sky, of the sky-blue color its foliage.
sound
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
spiritual
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
succeeded
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
teeth
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
temperance
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
there
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
thirty
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
thirty-eight
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From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This animal succeeded by other means than temperance and purity.[26] There are thirty-eight lighthouses in Massachusetts.
to-day
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
tusks
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
two
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From this reading There are two there, one revolving, one not.
up
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
vigor
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
visible
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
viz
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From this reading The light on the Highlands of Neversink is visible the greatest distance, _viz_. thirty miles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
white
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From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I picked up to-day the lower jaw of a hog, with white and sound teeth and tusks, which reminded me that there was an animal health and vigor distinct from the spiritual health.
