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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 But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
amusement
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From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
assembled
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
bar-room
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
bed
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
better
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
contemplation
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
Crawford's
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
December
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
down
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
elbow
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
England
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
Ethan
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
evening
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
fire
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
go
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
guests
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
hearth
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
hereabouts
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
hundreds
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
inn
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
kitchen
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
meals
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
merriment
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
month
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
New
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
night
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
Notch
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
now
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
occupants
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
once
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
other
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
Portland
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
purpose
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
repose
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
sake
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
school
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
set
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
share
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
sit
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
sitting
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
sleighing-time
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
slumberers
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
spend
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
strewn
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
student
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
studying
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
summer
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
teamsters
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
then
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
There
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From this reading There could be no better school for such a purpose than Ethan Crawford’s inn.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
three
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From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
travellers
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
way
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
ways
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From this reading Such was our party, and such their ways of amusement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
winter
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From this reading But on a winter evening another set of guests assembled at the hearth where these summer travellers were now sitting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let the student go thither in December, sit down with the teamsters at their meals, share their evening merriment, and repose with them at night when every bed has its three occupants, and parlor, bar-room, and kitchen are strewn with slumberers around the fire.
yeomen
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From this reading I once had it in contemplation to spend a month hereabouts, in sleighing-time, for the sake of studying the yeomen of New England, who then elbow each other through the Notch by hundreds, on their way to Portland.
