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abstraction
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
affected
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
Bower
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
cabin
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
claim
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
definite
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
design
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
earnestness
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
exaggerated
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
exertion
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
exhibition
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
exodus
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
feebleness
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
five
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
followed
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
imposing
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
Judge
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
lameness
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
led
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
limped
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
Lone
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
Mills
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
minutes
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
moral
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
musical
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
obtrusive
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
others
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
partners
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
pockets
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
predisposed
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
procession
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
purpose
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
quitting
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
scarcely
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
seceding
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
show
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
some
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
Star
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From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
straggling
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The exodus of the seceding partners of the Lone Star claim had been scarcely an imposing one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
Union
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
Unwonted
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From this reading Unwonted exertion had exaggerated the lameness of some, and feebleness of moral purpose had predisposed the others to obtrusive musical exhibition.
vagabond
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From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first five minutes after quitting the cabin, the procession was straggling and vagabond.
way
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From this reading The Right Bower led the way with some show of definite design; the Left Bower followed with his hands in his pockets.
whistled
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From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Union Mills limped and whistled with affected abstraction; the Judge whistled and limped with affected earnestness.
