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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 PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
betting
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
big
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
cage
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
City
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
compared
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
country
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
create
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
Dane
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
Dawson
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
dog
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
enough
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
entertainment
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
events
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
excitement
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
exhibition
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
farther
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
favor
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
fever
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
few
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
fight
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
fights
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
gambling
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
Gold
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
greater
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
Harker
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
huge
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
hundred
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
Jan
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
Kazan
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
keep
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
largely
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
liquor
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
made
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
McGILL
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
McTrigger
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
met
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
miles
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
mounted
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
news
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
night
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
north
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
now
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
own
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
placed
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
police
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
presence
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
PROFESSOR
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
proposed
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
Red
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
relaxation
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
ripe
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From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
Sandy
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From this reading The entertainment proposed by Sandy McTrigger and Jan Harker met with excited favor.
served
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
some
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
specially
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From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
spread
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
tame
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
then
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
There
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
things
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was largely because Kazan and the huge Dane had been placed on exhibition, each dog in a specially made cage of his own, and a fever of betting began.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
town
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
twenty
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From this reading The news spread for twenty miles about Red Gold City and there had never been greater excitement in the town than on the afternoon and night of the big fight.
unusually
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From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROFESSOR McGILL Red Gold City was ripe for a night of relaxation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had been some gambling, a few fights and enough liquor to create excitement now and then, but the presence of the mounted police had served to keep things unusually tame compared with events a few hundred miles farther north, in the Dawson country.
