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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 I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
aroused
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
beauty
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
Benton
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
Best
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From this reading Best in the West.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
City
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
clamor
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
crimson
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
deafening
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
Desert
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From this reading "The Desert Hotel.
dinned
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
dragged
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
dust
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
ears
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
East
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
expectant
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
figures
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
fog
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
fresh
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
FRIENDS
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
grabbed
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
green
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
half-world
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
Hotel
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From this reading "The Desert Hotel.
Hudson
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
hung
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Best in the West.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
just
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
landed
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
like
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
man
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
MEET
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
New
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
platform
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
powder
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
rare
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
River
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
rushing
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
say
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
shades
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
shot
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
shoved
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
sunset
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
swelled
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
Territory
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
two
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
valise
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
voices
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From this reading A score of voices dinned into my ears as two score hands grabbed at my valise and shoved me and dragged me.
West
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From this reading Best in the West.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
white
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From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dust, as fine as powder and as white, but shot through with the crimson of sunset, hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening clamor from figures rushing hither and thither about the platform like half-world shades.
Wyoming
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
York
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
young
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From this reading I MEET FRIENDS What shall I say of a young man like myself, fresh from the green East of New York and the Hudson River, landed expectant as just aroused from a dream of rare beauty, at this Benton City, Wyoming Territory?
