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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 In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
account
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
adopted
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
Benjamin
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
BLACK
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From this reading THE BLACK EAGLE'S NEST.
book
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
Clarke's
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
day
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EAGLE'S
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From this reading THE BLACK EAGLE'S NEST.
easy
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From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
Expedition
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
Falls
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
geography
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go
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From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
history
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From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
incident
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
intensely
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
interest
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
Lewis
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
local
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log
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
Mann
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Master
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From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
Missouri
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
narrative
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From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
NEST
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From this reading THE BLACK EAGLE'S NEST.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
picturesque
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From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
poetic
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From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
read
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reading-book
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
said
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From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
school-house
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
see
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From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
served
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From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
sort
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From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK EAGLE'S NEST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this book is an account of a great black eagle's nest, on the Falls of the Missouri; and the incident seemed intensely to interest the picturesque mind of Benjamin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Master Mann had adopted it because it was easy to obtain, and served as a sort of local geography and history.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go see," said Benjamin, one day after this poetic part of Lewis and Clarke's narrative had been read.
used
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From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the log school-house, Lewis and Clarke's Expedition was used as a reading-book.
