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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
1810
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
almost
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
aristocracy
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
aristocrat
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
begun
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
better
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
city
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
classified
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
corn
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
develop
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
distinct
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
exactly
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
fathers
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
fellow
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
flat-boats
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
frontier
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
hollow
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
house
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
Indians
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
Kentucky
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
killed
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
less
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
like
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
linsey-woolsey
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
Louisiana
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
Maine
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
man
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
many
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
men
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From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
New
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
Ohio
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
Orleans
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
population
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
pounded
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
primitive
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
produce
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
roof
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
section
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
site
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
slanted
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
States
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
stump
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
United
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
Washington
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From this reading The center of population was almost exactly on the site of the city of Washington.
WATERS
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
ways
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
weapon
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
West
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From this reading The West was a distinct section, and it was a section that had begun to develop an aristocracy.
Western
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From this reading AGAINST THE WATERS[16] In 1810 the Western frontier of the United States slanted like the roof of a house from Maine to Louisiana.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading None the less we had among us an aristocrat, a man who classified himself as better than his fellow men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
wore
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From this reading We still wore linsey-woolsey in Kentucky; still pounded our corn in a hollow stump in Ohio; still killed our Indians with the ancient weapon of our fathers; still took our produce to New Orleans in flat-boats; still were primitive in many ways.
