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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 A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
armed
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
borne
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
Brethren
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
College
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
condition
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
confess
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
Farewell
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
gathered
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
guard
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
half-fainting
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
House
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
MOST
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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
Porch
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
Rebels
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
said
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
say
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From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
South
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
Suffragan
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
to-day
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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
to-morrow
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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
turn
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From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading A MOST UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
waited
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From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess, I say, that I was borne in a half-fainting condition from the House of Life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Farewell, Suffragan, farewell!" said my Brethren of the College, gathered within the South Porch, where a guard of armed Rebels waited for us.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your turn to-day, ours to-morrow!