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100,000
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
25,000
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
banking-houses
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
Boston
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
BOYS
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
cent
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
cents
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city
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
clergymen
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
columns
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compact
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
Company
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
copies
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
D
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
daily
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
eight
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
four
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
Franklin
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
GIRLS
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
greater
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
head
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
hundred
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
ILLUSTRATED
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
institution
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
large
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
like
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
lines
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
Lothrop
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
more
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
newspaper
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
pages
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
politicians
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
power
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From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
printing
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From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
SCIENCE
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From this reading ILLUSTRATED SCIENCE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
small
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
sold
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
space
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
Street
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From this reading Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, Franklin Street.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is a great institution--a power greater than a hundred banking-houses, than a hundred politicians, than a hundred clergymen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
type
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
very
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
wasted
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
wide
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will suppose that it is a great newspaper, in a great city, printing daily 25,000, or more, copies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
words
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From this reading Here it is, with wide columns, with small, compact type, with very little space wasted in head lines, eight large pages of it, something like 100,000 words printed upon it, and sold for four cents--25,000 words for a cent.
