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all
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
boys
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
bronze
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
chambers
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
Charles
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Charlottesville
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From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading It was nearly deserted now.
doors
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
down
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From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
ELLEN
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
forces
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Gap
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
gay
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
Golden
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
gone
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
Horn
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
horses
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
intent
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly deserted now.
Jefferson's
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
King
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Knights
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
land
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
names
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
narrow
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
naught
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly deserted now.
negro
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
now
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From this reading It was nearly deserted now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
old
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
once
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
overspread
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From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
past
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
paused
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Piedmont
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From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
possession
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Rockfish
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
rode
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
rolled
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Sea
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
see
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
servants
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
set
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
simplicity
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
South
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Southern
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
tablets
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
there
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
Thomas
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
To-day
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From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
town
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From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
University
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From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
up
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
valley
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
Virginia
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From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly deserted now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We overspread all the Piedmont Valley and passed down to the old town of Charlottesville.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ELLEN Our forces passed up the valley of Virginia and rolled through the old Rockfish Gap--where once the Knights of the Golden Horn paused and took possession, in the name of King Charles, of all the land thence to the South Sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gay Southern boys who in the past rode there with their negro servants, and set at naught good Thomas Jefferson's intent of simplicity in the narrow little chambers of the old University of Virginia, now were gone with their horses and their servants.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To-day you may see their names in bronze on the tablets at the University doors.
