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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 My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
advertisements
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
all
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
America
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
any
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From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
book-reviews
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
chuckling
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
cigars
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
Civil
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
commercial
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
competing
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
depravity
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
down
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
effort
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From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
heritage
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
inscribed
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
interested
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From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
land
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
Letters
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
literary
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
making
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From this reading The men of this land were making money.
Manassas
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From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
men
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
money
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From this reading The men of this land were making money.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
newspapers
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
novel
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From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
pages
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
poured
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From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
Self-Made
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
soap
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
Son
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
war
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From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My next effort was “Manassas,” a novel of the Civil war.
way
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From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the men of this land were not in any way interested in the heritage that had come down to them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I poured into it all my dream of what America might be, and inscribed it: “That the men of this land may know the heritage that has come down to them.”
whiskey
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
works
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
wrote
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From this reading The newspapers of this land were competing for advertisements of whiskey and cigars and soap, and the men who wrote book-reviews for the literary pages of these newspapers were chuckling over such works of commercial depravity as “The Letters of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son.”
