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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 stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
Adam
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
all
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From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
ALTHEA
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
came
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
carrier
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From this reading News came to him as by a thousand carrier pigeons.
draws
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From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
empire
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
everywhere
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
filings
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From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
Fontenoy
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
Gaudylock
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
golden-tongued
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
Kentucky
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
lance
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
leisure
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
magnet
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From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
man
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
manner
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From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
Mississippi
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
moment
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
narrator
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
news
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
open-eyed
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From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
own
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
pigeons
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From this reading News came to him as by a thousand carrier pigeons.
plantation
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
purchased
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
quality
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
served
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
stress
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
tales
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
tavern
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
Territory
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
there
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
thousand
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From this reading News came to him as by a thousand carrier pigeons.
tidings
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From this reading As the magnet draws the filings, so he drew all manner of tidings.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
town
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
treblyadverbUS /ˈtrɛbli/
three times or to a very great degree
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
true
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From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
welcome
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
West
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From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
western
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From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TO ALTHEA Adam Gaudylock came, when his leisure served him, to Fontenoy as he went everywhere, by virtue of his quality of free lance and golden-tongued narrator of western news.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If this were true of all, it was trebly true of Adam, who had been born open-eyed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stress of thought at the moment was to the West and the empire that had been purchased there; and a man from beyond Kentucky, with tales to tell of the Mississippi Territory, brought his own welcome to town, tavern, and plantation.
