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administration
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
ADVICE
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
boy
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
cannot
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
country
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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
disrepute
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
grave
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From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
hated
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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
heard
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
Jefferson
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
JEFFERSON'S
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
man
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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
Meaning
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
means
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
Merne
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
more
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
office
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
once
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
resurrect
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From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
return
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
sad
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
said
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
say
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
surely
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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
There
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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
Thomas
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
two
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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.