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In Our Town
In Our Town

Chapter I

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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
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.
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.
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.
The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

In Our Town

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The country editor and his reporters sooner or later pass upon everything that interests their town.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /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”

Everybody pronoun US /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.”

Everything pronoun US /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.”

Has auxiliary verb US /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.”

Know noun US /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.”

Little noun US /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.”

Must modal verb US /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.”

Ours pronoun US /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.”

Part noun US /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.”

Strength noun US /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.”

These determiner US /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.”

Those determiner US /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.”

Toward preposition US /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”

Upon preposition US /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.”

Weakness noun US /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.”

Went noun US /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”

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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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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

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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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.

Cigar

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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

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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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

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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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

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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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

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.