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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 seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
BASEL
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
Beal
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
beautiful
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
bell
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
BELL-FOUNDER
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
BELLS
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From this reading THE BELLS OF THE RHINE.
BRESLAU
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
cannon
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
captured
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
cast
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
Charlie
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
CHIME
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
Class
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
Cologne
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
entertainments
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
evening
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
French
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
guns
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
HARMONY
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
LEGENDS
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
Leland
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
made
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
meetings
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
Mr
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
notes
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BELLS OF THE RHINE.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
out
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
peace
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
RHINE
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From this reading THE BELLS OF THE RHINE.
ring
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
said
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
seems
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From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
speaking
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
SPEYER
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
STORY
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From this reading LEGENDS OF THE BELLS OF BASEL AND SPEYER.--STORY OF THE HARMONY CHIME.--THE BELL-FOUNDER OF BRESLAU.
story-telling
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
subject
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BELLS OF THE RHINE.
There
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems a beautiful thing," he said, "that the guns of war should be made to ring out the notes of peace."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
treat
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From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
war
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From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There is one subject that we did not treat at our meetings," said Charlie Leland,--"the bells of the Rhine."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening, after the story-telling entertainments, Mr. Beal was speaking to the Class of the great bell of Cologne which has been cast from the French cannon captured in the last war.
