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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 When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
absence
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
artist
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
assuming
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
attractions
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
calculated
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
canvas
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
canvases
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
capacity
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
certainly
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
charms
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
citizen
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
comprise
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
confined
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
decay
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
doubts
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
evening
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
excite
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
fitness
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
gloating
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
ground
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
heartily
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
high
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
inhabitants
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
known
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
large
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
locally
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
man
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
marvel
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
meditative
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
mental
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
narrow
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
other
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
out
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
painter-chaps
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
perpetuating
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
progressive
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
rather
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
regarded
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
regretted
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
river
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
ruins
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
Seabridge
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
select
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
shadows
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
shining
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
side
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
spectacle
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
spies
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
stranger
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
streets
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
strong
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
subjects
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
summer's
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
sun
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
taverns
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
there
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
three
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From this reading Such life as there is, is confined to the taverns and the two or three narrow little streets which comprise the town.
tide
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
tolerated
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
town
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
two
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
undefinable
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From this reading On a summer’s evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man.
up
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
usually
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
visit
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
visitors
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From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
wandering
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
welcomed
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From this reading A wandering artist or two, locally known as “painter-chaps,” certainly visit it, but as they usually select subjects for their canvases of which the progressive party of the town are heartily ashamed, they are regarded as spies rather than visitors, and are tolerated rather than welcomed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the tide is up and the sun shining, Seabridge has attractions which make the absence of visitors something of a marvel to the inhabitants.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
years
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From this reading To a citizen who has for a score of years regretted the decay of his town, the spectacle of a stranger gloating over its ruins and perpetuating them on canvas is calculated to excite strong doubts as to his mental capacity and his fitness to be at large.
