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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 The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
all
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
Alleghanies
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
back
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Blew
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Boyville
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
called
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Cigar
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clearing-house
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
community
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Counting
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
country
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Court
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Craned
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Double-Dealers
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
dwell
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
east
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
editor
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From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
F
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
failings
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
failure
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Glackens
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
goes
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
Gruger
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Hat-Brim
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Illustrations
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
interests
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From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Issue
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
joys
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
knowledge
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
knows
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
later
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From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
Liars
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
live
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Lot
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lovingly
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Made
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
man
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
many
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Men
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Money
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Necks
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
newspaper
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
office
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
OurspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Out
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
paper
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Pass
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
people
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Pharisees
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Pointing
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
prosperity
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
published
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
R
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Real
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referred
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
reporters
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From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
road
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Rockies
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Scoundrels
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Scribes
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
Sight
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
social
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
song
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From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
sooner
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From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
sorrows
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
spirit
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
Spoils
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Stratagems
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
things
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Town
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Traveling
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
Veranda
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Villains
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
W
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
Watch
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From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
WentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
West
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From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Counting the Liars and Scoundrels and Double-Dealers and Villains Who Pass Scribes and Pharisees Ours is a little town in that part of the country called the West by those who live east of the Alleghanies, and referred to lovingly as "back East" by those who dwell west of the Rockies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Court of Boyville, The Real Issue, Stratagems and Spoils Illustrations by F. R. Gruger and W. Glackens "He Made a Lot of Money and Blew it in" Went About Town with His Cigar Pointing Toward his Hat-Brim The Traveling Men on the Veranda Craned Their Necks to Watch Her Out of Sight
years
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From this reading When a man has published a paper in a country community for many years, he knows his town and its people, their strength and their weakness, their joys and their sorrows, their failings and their prosperity--or if he does not know these things, he is on the road to failure, for this knowledge must be the spirit of his paper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is a country town where, as the song goes, "you know everybody and they all know you," and the country newspaper office is the social clearing-house.
