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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 Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
additional
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
advantage
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
Americans
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
attracted
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
California
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
called
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
Carson
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
Certain
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
classes
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
colonies
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
colonists
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
county
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
end
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
farmers
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
few
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
friendly
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From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
government
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
hay
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
intercourse
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From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
large
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
largely
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
lost
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
love
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
majority
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
Mormon
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
Mormons
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
Nevada
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
Originally
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
orthodox
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
peculiarly
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
pretty
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
produced
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
protection
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
small
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
staid
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From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
stock-raisers
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
straggled
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
Territory
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From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
There
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From this reading There was little or no friendly intercourse; each party staid to itself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
too
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
two
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From this reading A few orthodox Americans straggled in from California, but no love was lost between the two classes of colonists.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
Utah
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From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
valleys
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From this reading Certain of its valleys produced no end of hay, and this attracted small colonies of Mormon stock-raisers and farmers to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Originally, Nevada was a part of Utah and was called Carson county; and a pretty large county it was, too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Mormons were largely in the majority, and had the additional advantage of being peculiarly under the protection of the Mormon government of the Territory.
