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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 It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
beauties
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
Bill
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
birds
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
bright
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
City
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
commenced
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
company
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
country
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From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
crossed
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
darted
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
developed
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
dispensed
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
early
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
ferry
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
following
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
fragrance
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RODNEY IN PHILADELPHIA.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
Jersey
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
just
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
path
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
pavements
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From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
PHILADELPHIA
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From this reading RODNEY IN PHILADELPHIA.
prepared
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
RODNEY
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From this reading RODNEY IN PHILADELPHIA.
rose
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
sang
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
Seegor
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
soon
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From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
summer
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From this reading It was a lovely morning, and the bright summer developed its beauties, and dispensed its fragrance along their path.
sun
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
sweetly
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
swift
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
together
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
town
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From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were soon beyond the pavements of the town, and in the open country.
wing
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From this reading The birds sang sweetly, and darted on swift wing around them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
Young
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From this reading Young Rodney was prepared for an early start on the following morning; and, in company with Bill Seegor, he crossed the ferry to Jersey City just as the sun rose, and together they commenced their journey to Philadelphia.
