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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 AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Aquidneck
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
Avenue
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
bays
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
burying-ground
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From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
called
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
CLAMBAKE
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
clambakes
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From this reading The Indian town of Kickemuit was a place of clambakes.
country
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
courses
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
crossed
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From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
delectable
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
forest
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From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
forests
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
Hope
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
immense
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
INDIAN
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
intersecting
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
island
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Kickemuit
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
King
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
kings
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From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
Lands
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
leading
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Massasoit
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
Mill
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
Mt
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Near
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
now
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
ocean
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Parker
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
peninsula
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Philip's
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
place
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From this reading The Indian town of Kickemuit was a place of clambakes.
Pometacom
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
ran
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
river
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
roads
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From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
so-called
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
Sowams
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
Spring
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
springs
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mt. Hope, the ancient burying-ground of the forest kings, crossed this peninsula.
three
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
town
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
trails
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
water
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From this reading AN INDIAN CLAMBAKE Near Sowams, on the Kickemuit river, was the Indian town of Kickemuit, and between the water courses or bays ran a long peninsula towards the island of Aquidneck and the ocean, called now the "Mt. Hope Lands."
waterways
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From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this delectable country, of bays and waterways, ancient forests, and intersecting trails, were three springs: Massasoit Spring at Sowams, Kickemuit Spring at Kickemuit, and the now so-called King Philip's Spring at Mt. Hope.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the roads leading to Mt. Hope is now called Pometacom Avenue, on which is the immense Parker Mill.
