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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 KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
agent
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
awakened
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
came
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
cattle-dealer
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
Company
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
completed
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
DECLINES
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
disposing
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
down
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
Eden
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
eyes
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
face
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
fact
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
friends
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
Gap
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
growth
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
Gumbolt
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
Halbrook
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
held
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
intended
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
intractable
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
keen
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
large
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
man
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
Matheson
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
matter
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From this reading Accordingly, the agent of Wickersham & Company, Mr. Halbrook, came down to Gumbolt to look into the matter.
middle-aged
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
mines
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
more
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
most
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
Mr
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
named
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
OFFER
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
only
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
opened
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
property
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
proved
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
railroad
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
Rawson
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
reckoned
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
red
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
represented
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
Scotchman
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
simple
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
soon
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
Squire
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
stage
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
stout
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
superintendent
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From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
valuable
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
way
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From this reading The railroad not having yet been completed more than a third of the way beyond Eden, Mr. Halbrook took the stage to Gumbolt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
wholly
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From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought with him a stout, middle-aged Scotchman, named Matheson, with keen eyes and a red face, who was represented to be the man whom Wickersham & Company intended to make the superintendent of their mines as soon as they should be opened.
Wickersham
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From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KEITH DECLINES AN OFFER With the growth of Gumbolt, Mr. Wickersham and his friends awakened to the fact that Squire Rawson was not the simple cattle-dealer he appeared to be, but was a man to be reckoned with.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He not only held a large amount of the most valuable property in the Gap, but had as yet proved wholly intractable about disposing of it.
