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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 That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
altogether
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From this reading It was altogether a very sequestered and romantic region.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
Baxter
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
bordered
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
bridge
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
City
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
consisting
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
deep
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
distance
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
down
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
envelope
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
Everdoze
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
fifty-seven
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
grass
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
highway
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
hundred
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
inhabitants
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
INVITATION
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was altogether a very sequestered and romantic region.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
miles
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
mostly
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
neighborhood
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
paralleling
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
places
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
postmarked
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ran
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
region
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From this reading It was altogether a very sequestered and romantic region.
road
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
romantic
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From this reading It was altogether a very sequestered and romantic region.
roughly
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
run
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ruts
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
said
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
sequestered
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From this reading It was altogether a very sequestered and romantic region.
side
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
speaking
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
strip
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
ten
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
thickly
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
thousand
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
two
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
Valley
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
very
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
vicinity
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From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
wagon
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
weeds
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From this reading Through it, paralleling the highway, was a road, consisting mostly of two wagon ruts with a strip of grass and weeds between them.
western
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From this reading That is, Long Valley bordered the highway on its western side for a distance of about ten miles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
wide
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN INVITATION The envelope was postmarked Everdoze which, with its one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven inhabitants, was the cosmopolitan center of Long Valley which ran (if anything in that neighborhood could be said to run) from Baxter City down below the vicinity of the bridge on the highway.
wooded
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From this reading The valley was, roughly speaking, a couple of miles wide, very deep in places, and thickly wooded.
