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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 The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
adventure
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
ago
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
air
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
All
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
American
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
any
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
chance
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
content
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
cost
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
courage
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
day
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
down
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
equal
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
fame
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
fight
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
FLAGS
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
grooves
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
hope
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
human
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
hundred
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
inexorable
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
man
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
Mississippi
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
more
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
new
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
out
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
passion
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
republic
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
romance
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
settled
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
soul
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
sweetness
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
there
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
THREE
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
vast
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
vibrant
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
way
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
West
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
world
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From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
years
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From this reading The chance of one man might still equal that of another--yonder, in that vast new world along the Mississippi, beyond the Mississippi, more than a hundred years ago.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The world had not yet settled down to inexorable grooves of life, from which no human soul might fight its way out save at cost of sweetness and content and hope.
Yonder
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From this reading Yonder in the West there might be fame and fortune for any man with courage to adventure.
young
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From this reading UNDER THREE FLAGS The day was but beginning for the young American republic.
youth
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From this reading All the air was vibrant with the passion of youth and romance.
