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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
all
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
aloud
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
Anderson
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
Angel
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
Black
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
business
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
came
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
chance
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
Crown
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
deal
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From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
down
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
drink
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
driving
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
Eastcaster
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From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
England
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
evening
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
folks
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
Friends
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
full
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
happened
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
Horse
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
Joseph
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
knew
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From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
knowledge
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
Ledger
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
Madison
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
many
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
news
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
Philadelphia
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
pity
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
President
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
read
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
really
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From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
said
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
school
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
sit
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
some
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
spring
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
stage
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
swing
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
talked
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
tavern
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
teacher
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
then
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
there
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From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
THESEdeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
things
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
three
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
times
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A great many came to hear the news, and it was said that the tavern did a driving business at the time; for, of course, no one could come and sit there all evening and drink nothing.
town
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
war
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From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thought that we knew a great deal about the war at Eastcaster, but we really knew little or nothing of it.
week
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From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
wisely
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From this reading The folks talked with great knowledge about the war; some of them so wisely that it was a pity that poor President Madison did not have the chance to hear them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THESE things happened in the spring of ’13, and the war with England was in full swing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Philadelphia stage brought down the _Ledger_ from that town three times a week, and Joseph Anderson, the teacher at the Friends’ school, would read it aloud at the “Black Horse” tavern (it was the “Crown and Angel” then) in the evening.
