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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 I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
all
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
Barracks
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
Carlisle
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
carriage
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
conscious
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
countries
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
days
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
earliest
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
East
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
easy
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
exhilaration
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I found Pennsylvania old for a hundred years.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Pennsylvania old for a hundred years.
go
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
grief
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
hundred
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From this reading I found Pennsylvania old for a hundred years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
indeed
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
keen
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
LANDS
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
man
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
NEW
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
now
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
offering
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
old
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From this reading I found Pennsylvania old for a hundred years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
road
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
South
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
spite
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
stage
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
then
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
travel
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From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
travels
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
village
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEGINNING ADVENTURES IN NEW LANDS In those days travel was not so easy as it is now.
Washington
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
West
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From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
western
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was to go toward that great West, which then was on the tongue of all the South, and indeed all the East.
years
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From this reading I found Pennsylvania old for a hundred years.
York
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From this reading I went by carriage to Washington, and thence by stage to the village of York in Pennsylvania, and again by stage thence to Carlisle Barracks, a good road offering thence into the western countries.
young
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From this reading In spite of all my grief I was a young man, and I was conscious of a keen exhilaration in these my earliest travels.
