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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 Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
awakened
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
book
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
called
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From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
century
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From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
Clarke
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
coast
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From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
CRUSOE
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From this reading MARLOWE MANN'S NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE.
delighted
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
E
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From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
early
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From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
follows
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From this reading The strange story was much as follows:
greatly
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
Jewett
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From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
John
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From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
Lewis
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
made
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
Mann
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
MANN'S
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From this reading MARLOWE MANN'S NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE.
MARLOWE
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From this reading MARLOWE MANN'S NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Mr
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
much
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From this reading The strange story was much as follows:
Narrative
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
NEW
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From this reading MARLOWE MANN'S NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
often
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
picture
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From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
presented
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From this reading It presented a picture of life on the coast early in the century.
pupils
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
reader
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
ROBINSON
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From this reading MARLOWE MANN'S NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE.
school
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
story
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From this reading The strange story was much as follows:
strange
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From this reading The strange story was much as follows:
sympathies
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
teaching
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
Thompson
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From this reading It was called "John E. Jewett and Thompson."
use
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
used
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From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides the Narrative of Lewis and Clarke, which was used in the school as a reader, Mr. Mann made use of another book in his teaching which greatly delighted his pupils and often awakened their sympathies.