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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 ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
attained
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
bill
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
brother
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
bullock
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
chance
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
chattel
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
class
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
common
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
Confederacy
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
dark
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From this reading Jeff's prospects were as dark as himself.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
eminence
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
exhibition
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
gave
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
greater
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
hero
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
heroism
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jeff's prospects were as dark as himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
human
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
humbler
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
Jeff
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
Jeff's
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From this reading Jeff's prospects were as dark as himself.
made
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
man
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
motive
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From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
nature
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
other
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
owned
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From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
prompt
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
prospects
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From this reading Jeff's prospects were as dark as himself.
proved
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
Regarded
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
represented
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From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
riches
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From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
Richmond
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
sale
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
semblance
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
some
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
Southern
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
tale
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
too
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
traits
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From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
truly
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From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ITS DISCOVERY Jeff, the hero of my tale, was as truly a part of the Southern Confederacy as the greater Jeff at Richmond.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Regarded as a chattel, for whom a bill of sale would have been made as readily as for a bullock, he proved himself a man and brother by a prompt exhibition of traits too common to human nature when chance and some heroism on his part gave into his hands the semblance of a fortune.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, were it not for the humbler Jeff and the class he represented, the other Jeff would never have attained his eminence.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He owned nothing, not even himself, yet his dream of riches is the motive of my tale.
