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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 There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
all
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
ashore
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
Assembly
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
attend
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
boots
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
bridle
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
burgesses
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
captains
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
choosing
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
city
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
coats
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
comers
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
constant
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
constituted
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
counties
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
crowded
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
entertained
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
fared
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
filled
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
fourteen
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
friends
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
fro
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
giving
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
harbor
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
hospitality
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
houses
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
interests
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
jack
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
jingling
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
jovial
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
kind
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
laced
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
liquor
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
manner
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
neighboring
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
overflowed
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
passing
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
paths
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
plantation
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
planters
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
population
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
professing
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
profusely
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
reins
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
riding
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
river
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
salt
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
session
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
Several
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
ships
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
silk
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
sloops
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
stockings
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
suffocation
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
There
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
threw
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
tired
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
too
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
town
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
twenty
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From this reading The burgesses from the fourteen counties filled the twenty houses that constituted the town to suffocation.
Up-river
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From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up-river planters, too, had come in, choosing the time the Assembly was in session to attend to their interests in the "city."
water
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From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
welcome
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From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several ships were in harbor, and their captains, professing themselves tired of salt water, threw themselves upon the hospitality of their friends ashore.
white-sailed
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From this reading There was a constant jingling of reins along the bridle paths, a constant passing of white-sailed sloops upon the river, as gentlemen in riding coats and jack boots, or in laced coats and silk stockings, fared to and fro between plantation and town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The crowded population overflowed into the houses of the neighboring planters, who, after the manner of their kind, entertained profusely, giving jovial welcome and good liquor to all comers.
