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1857
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
1860
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
account
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
activity
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
all
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From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
attack
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
attempt
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
bad
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
blue
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
business
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
C
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
Chicago
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From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
conditions
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From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
depression
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
discouraging
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
Early
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
east
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
Expedition
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favorable
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From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
felt
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
fever
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
following
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
general
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
gold
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
H
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
hundreds
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
J
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
letters
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
like
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
made
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
malady
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From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
money
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
often
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
old
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
others
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
outlook
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
panic
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
partly
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
Peak
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
Pike's
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
search
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
sister
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
summer
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From this reading C. J. H. Early in the summer of 1860 I had a bad attack of gold fever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
there
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
three
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
up
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Chicago the conditions for such a malady were all favorable.
write
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From this reading I have often been asked to write an account of my Pike's Peak Expedition in search of gold.
written
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From this reading The following attempt has been made up partly from memory and partly from old letters written at the time to my sister in the east.
years
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From this reading Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was scarce, there was little activity in business, the outlook was discouraging, and I, like hundreds of others, felt blue.
