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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 THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
accustomed
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
all
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
alley
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
arrived
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
back
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
back-yard
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
boat-house
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
cellar
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From this reading Many a cellar was pumped out.
city
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
clap-boards
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
Commodore
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
Diamond
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
down
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
eleven
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
fence
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
filling
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
FIRE
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
flock
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
flood
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
hastened
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
higher
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
Jo
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
Jones
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
levee
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
line
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
loads
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
low-lying
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
LUMBER
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
making
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
Many
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From this reading Many a cellar was pumped out.
Miller
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
more
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
mountain
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
move
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
Much
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
mud
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
Ned's
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
now
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
once
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
out
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From this reading Many a cellar was pumped out.
People
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
place
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
portions
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
premises
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
promptly
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
pumped
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From this reading Many a cellar was pumped out.
quarters
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
rapidly
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
river
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
skiffs
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
slabs
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
soaked
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From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
space
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
tethered
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People in the low-lying portions of the city hastened to move back into their accustomed quarters, now soaked by the flood.
token
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
up
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
usual
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From this reading And at the levee Commodore Jones' flock of skiffs was once more tethered in its usual place before the little boat-house.
visit
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
warehouse
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From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a cellar was pumped out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT LUMBER FIRE The river went down as rapidly as it had come up, but left upon the clap-boards of the Diamond Jo warehouse a line of mud in token of its visit.
wet
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
wood
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
wood-shed
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From this reading Much to Ned's disgust the eleven loads of wood arrived promptly at the Miller premises--eleven great loads of wet slabs, making a mountain higher than the alley fence, and filling all the space between the wood-shed and the next back-yard!
