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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 He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
Assowamset
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
beautiful
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
became
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
boy
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
bright
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
ear
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
early
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
Eliot
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
English
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
expected
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
eye
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
father
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
followed
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
grandson
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
Hill
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
Hope
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
Indian
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
Indians
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
interpreter
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
John
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
Kickemuit
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
lake
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
learned
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
like
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
liked
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
Massasoit
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
METACOMET
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
monarch
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
Mt
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
near
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
parents
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
Philip
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
praying
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
preacher
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
prince
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
quickness
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
royal
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
sachemship
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
Sassamon
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
seat
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
seems
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
Sowams
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
studied
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
succeed
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From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
teacher
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
times
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From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy followed his parents at times from Mt. Hope, the royal seat, to Kickemuit, Sowams, and the Assowamset Hill, near the great and beautiful lake.
towns
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
usually
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
very
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From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET Little Metacomet, the prince, was an usually bright Indian boy.
well
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From this reading He was the grandson of Massasoit, and like that great monarch seems to have liked the English well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had learned a little English very early in life from John Sassamon, the interpreter to Philip, who had studied under John Eliot, and became a teacher and preacher in the towns of the praying Indians.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His quickness of feeling and of ear and eye pleased the royal Indians, for it was expected that he would succeed his father in the sachemship.
