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10,000
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
500
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From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
appeared
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
arrived
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From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
base
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
Blue
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
BREASTS
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
C
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
camp
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
can't
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
Cheyenne
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From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
Cooking
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
Creek
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
day
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
decent
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
Durant
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
George
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
greeting
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
higglety-pigglety
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
Home
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
just
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From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
latest
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
law
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
lay
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
met
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
miles
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
more
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
move
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From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
Mr
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
only
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
P
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
pay-car
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
place
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
Promontory
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
railroad
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
really
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
restaurant
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
roaring
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
say
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
side
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
Stanton
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
station
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From this reading Blue Creek station was not really a town; it was more of a higglety-pigglety railroad camp, but it seemed to know no law.
TAPE
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
telegraphed
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
ten
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
Terry
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nevertheless, there it was, just the same, arrived in its last move on the long journey from Cheyenne, more than 500 miles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
there
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From this reading The Home Cooking restaurant appeared to be about the only decent place there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
town
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From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
U
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From this reading THE U. P. BREASTS THE TAPE “THE C. P. say they can lay ten miles of track in one day and Mr. Durant has telegraphed $10,000 to say they can’t do it!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was the excited greeting by George Stanton, when Terry met the pay-car in the latest “roaring” town of Blue Creek, at the base of Promontory Point on the U. P. side.
