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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 A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
actual
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
any
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
camp
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
cappers
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From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
chances
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
claims
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
crowded
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From this reading A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
days
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
enterprises
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
expected
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
fairly
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
few
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
FREE-FOR-ALL
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From this reading A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
game
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From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
gather
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
grass
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
harvest
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
hoped
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
majority
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
Many
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From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
men
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
money
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
more
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
new
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
onlookers
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
only
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From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
patronized
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
place
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From this reading A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
players
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
Plimsoll
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
Plimsoll's
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From this reading A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
produced
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
rather
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
reserved
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
roots
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From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
rushed
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
seats
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From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
slimmer
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
speculation
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
strike
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
sums
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
tables
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
There
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
use
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From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FREE-FOR-ALL Plimsoll's place was crowded.
well
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From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were more onlookers than actual players though the tables were fairly well patronized.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many of those who had seats were only cappers for the game.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The majority of the men who had rushed to the new strike had not brought any great sums of money with them, or, if they had, reserved its use for speculation in claims rather than the slimmer chances of Plimsoll's enterprises.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a few days, if the camp produced from grass roots, as was expected and hoped, Plimsoll would gather in his harvest.
