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1895
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1898
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1906
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acknowledgment
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeared
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appearing
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bailiwick
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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broker
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Chicago
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CO
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From this reading McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
cow
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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down
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due
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early
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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extracts
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F
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farm
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With these letters have been incorporated extracts from letters written to the Chicago Record in 1895 and 1898.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incorporated
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Lawson
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letters
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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Many
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maverick
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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McCLURE
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From this reading McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
months
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Mr
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newspapers
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did you ever see a stock broker on a stock farm, or a cow puncher at the Waldorf?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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own
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PHILLIPS
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From this reading McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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proposition
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puncher
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Record
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safe
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see
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set
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stock
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syndicate
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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use
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Victor
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volume
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Waldorf
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wanders
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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written
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever see a stock broker on a stock farm, or a cow puncher at the Waldorf?
