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actually
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From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
all
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
appears
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
assumes
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
back-country
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
Christian
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
deceived
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
demonstrate
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
down
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
easy
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England
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
error
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From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
fact
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
filled
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
gradually
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
heretics
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
historians
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
history
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
incessant
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
infant-damners
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
law
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
men
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
met
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From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
mistake
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
New
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
only
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
opposition
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From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
Orthodox
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
own
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
pious
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
proofs
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From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
Puritans
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
really
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
Revolutionary
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
said
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
sailors
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
school-books
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
sea-ports
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
sturdy
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From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
times
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
towns
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
up
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
vote
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From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
wars
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From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
way
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had proofs in our own time that that error is easy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The fact that only Puritans could vote in the towns has deceived the historians; they mistake what was the law for what was really said and done.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All of their sea-ports gradually filled up with sailors who were anything but pious Christian men, and even the back-country had its heretics, as the incessant wars upon them demonstrate.
witch-burners
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From this reading Orthodox history, at least as it appears in school-books, assumes that the witch-burners and infant-damners had it all their own way in New England, even down to Revolutionary times.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They actually met with sturdy opposition from the start.
