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1888
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
adopted
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
back
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
buries
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
cleanest
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From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
county
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From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
escutcheon
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escutcheons
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From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
esteem
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far
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
friend
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go
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading They would go back now if the Republican party insisted on it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
leaves
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
lose
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man
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men
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
most
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From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
night
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
now
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From this reading They would go back now if the Republican party insisted on it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
office
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From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They would go back now if the Republican party insisted on it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
out
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
persist
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From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
politically
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pure
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Republican
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respect
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From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
sawdust
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
smirched
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From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
summer
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would go back now if the Republican party insisted on it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
thus
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From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both of these men will go back to the Republican party in 1888 if you persist in the course you have thus far adopted.
vigorous
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From this reading He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
winter
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From this reading He never leaves it out over night during the summer, and in the winter he buries it in sawdust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would go back now if the Republican party insisted on it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you persist in this course you will lose the respect and esteem of my friend and another man who is politically pure, and who has never smirched his escutcheon with an office.
