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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 DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
bank
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
bare
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
blacksmith's
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
bough
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
branch
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
cawing
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
clear
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From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
coach
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
concerns
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
country
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
crimson
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
crows
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
down
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
driven
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
DUEL
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
fields
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
flashed
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
frost
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From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
grassy
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
ground
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From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
held
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
highroad
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
hoar
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From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
islets
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
James
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
jolting
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
land
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
lovers
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
main
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
many
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
meeting
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
multitude
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
murmured
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
network
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
nine
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
November
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
o'clock
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
oaks
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
other
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
out
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
place
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
Richmond
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
rise
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
river
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From this reading In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
road
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
rusty
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
saving
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
screened
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
secrecy
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
shop
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
solitary
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From this reading The place was solitary, screened from the highroad by a rise of land, and fitted for a lovers' meeting or for other concerns of secrecy.
steep
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
stubble-field
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
tavern
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
there
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
trees
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From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
turning
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From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DUEL It was nine o'clock of a November morning when a coach, driven out from Richmond, passed a country tavern and a blacksmith's shop, and, turning from the main road, went jolting through a stubble-field down to the steep and grassy bank of the James.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trees, of which there were many, were bare, saving the oaks, which yet held a rusty crimson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a morning fine and clear, with the hoar frost yet upon the ground.
