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1919
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
adding
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
arriving
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
aspect
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
assemble
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
assignment
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
August
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
belongings
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a change, and it was in a manner depressive.
change
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From this reading But there was a change, and it was in a manner depressive.
coast
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
David
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
days
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
depressive
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From this reading But there was a change, and it was in a manner depressive.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
down
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
drafting
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
earlier
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
factory
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
familiar
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
fields
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Florida
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
focus
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Government
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
green
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
harbor-deepening
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
home
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
home-coming
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
hour
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
jarred
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
June
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
justification
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
late
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
less
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
littered
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
manner
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From this reading But there was a change, and it was in a manner depressive.
mapping-pen
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Middleboro
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
more
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
once
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
opposite
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
out
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
pencil
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
precipitately
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
project
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Published
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Pullman
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
room
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
section
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
slowing
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
some
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
sort
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
suburb
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
there
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From this reading But there was a change, and it was in a manner depressive.
things
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
thrown
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
town
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
train
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
traveler
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
two
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
unsightly
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From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
Vallory
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
Vallory's
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From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
various
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From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not that the June fields were less green, or the factory suburb through which the long train was slowing more littered and unsightly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Published August, 1919 David Vallory’s train, to make which he had precipitately thrown down pencil and mapping-pen in the drafting room of the Government harbor-deepening project on the Florida coast two days earlier, was an hour late arriving at Middleboro; and in this first home-coming from the distant assignment, the aspect of things once so familiar seemed jarred a trifle out of focus.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said David, adding, as if in some sort of justification: “I was born here in Middleboro.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your home town?” inquired the traveler in the opposite half of the Pullman section, as Vallory began to assemble his various belongings.
