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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 We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
Albany
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
apart
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
autumn
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
beautified
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
blind
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
chamber
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
communicated
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
cunning
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
daily
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
design
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
document
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
five
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
four
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
grateful
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
hills
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
hold
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
host
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
Hudson
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
importance
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
inn
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
intelligence
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
lord
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
made
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
many
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
measures
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
necessary
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
news
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
own
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
papers
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
piece
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
politeness
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
pressing
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
prisoner
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
private
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
received
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
residence
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
river
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
say
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
scrolls
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
see
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
set
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
side
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
singularly
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
some
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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
submitted
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
town
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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
transact
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
up
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
voyage
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
waiting
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
way
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From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
weather
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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this way I received at last a piece of intelligence for which, I may say, I had been waiting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
work
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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
