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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 There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
all
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
arbitrary
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
arm
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
attempts
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
avid
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
babes
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
bold
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
caravan
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
children
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
coteries
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creek
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
driving
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
enforce
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
enough
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fat
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
fifty
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
file
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From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
futility
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
groups
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
heavy
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
Helens
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
hundred
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
kindred
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
lands
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
light
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
loads
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
maids
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
MAN
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
march
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
marriageable
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
miles
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
more
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
neighbor
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
plenty
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
pursued
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
rank
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From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
reached
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
rule
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
shifting
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From this reading The rank and file had reasons enough for shifting.
souls
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
spirits
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
springy
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
strong
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
swains
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From this reading There were more than a thousand children, more than a hundred babes in arm, more than fifty marriageable maids pursued by avid swains.
teams
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
There
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
thousand
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
turf
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
two
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From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
wagons
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From this reading There were a score of Helens driving wagons--reasons in plenty for the futility of all attempts to enforce an arbitrary rule of march.
weak
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From this reading There were bold souls and weak, strong teams and weak, heavy loads and light loads, neighbor groups and coteries of kindred blood or kindred spirits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MAN AGAINST MAN There were more than two thousand souls in the great caravan which reached over miles of springy turf and fat creek lands.
