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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 We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
account
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From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
angry
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From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
article
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From this reading It became known about town who wrote the Keene article, and Mehronay became in a small way a public character.
became
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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begin
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
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boom
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came
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caption
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character
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church
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circulation
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citizens
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coming
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From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
conventional
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dozen
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
encouraged
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
god
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
histrionic
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impetus
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
items
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
Keene
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known
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lot
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made
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many
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
Mehronay
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Mehronay's
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more
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
Now
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
office
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
paper
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people
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
performance
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From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
proof
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
public
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real
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report
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REPORTER
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
slips
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small
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
stop
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
subscription
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From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
talked
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ten
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
town
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From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now in our town Keene was a histrionic god of the first order, and so many church people came to the office to "stop the paper" that circulation had a real impetus.
way
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From this reading It became known about town who wrote the Keene article, and Mehronay became in a small way a public character.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
week
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From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It became known about town who wrote the Keene article, and Mehronay became in a small way a public character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have never had a boom in subscription that did not begin with a lot of angry citizens coming in to stop the paper.
write
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
writing
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From this reading We encouraged him to write more, so every morning the first proof slips that came in began to have on them ten or a dozen short items of Mehronay's writing.
wrote
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From this reading We wrote a conventional report of the performance, and printed Mehronay's account below it, under the caption FROM ANOTHER REPORTER, and it made the paper talked about for a week.
