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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
Alberta
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From this reading Bright sunlight flooded Alberta.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
Bright
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From this reading Bright sunlight flooded Alberta.
bumper
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
buzz
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
continent
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crop
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
day
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
ears
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
famous
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
fenced
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
flooded
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From this reading Bright sunlight flooded Alberta.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
grain
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
harvest
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
heights
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
history
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
Land
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
like
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
line
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From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
machines
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
made
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
miraculous
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
municipalities
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
music
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
night
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
pouring
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From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
preposterous
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
ranchers
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
range
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
Settlers
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From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
soared
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
sounded
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
staked
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
sunlight
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From this reading Bright sunlight flooded Alberta.
territory
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
there
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
thousand
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
threshing
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From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
unbroken
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
values
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From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The miraculous harvest was over, and the buzz of the thousand threshing machines, day and night, sounded like music in the ears of the ranchers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Settlers were pouring in from across the line.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Land values soared to preposterous heights; and wherever there were municipalities of open range and unbroken land, the territory was being staked and fenced.
world
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From this reading The greatest bumper crop in the history of the continent had made Alberta famous throughout the grain world.
