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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 They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
all
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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apartment
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
bed-chamber
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
borrowed
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bought
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bravely
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From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
breath
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
city
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compressed
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
die
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
dollars
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editorial
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Enterprise
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
fixtures
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
flush
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From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
fortunes
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forty
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
Francisco
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
gasping
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
good-will
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
Goodman
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
held
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From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
journal
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
journeyman
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kitchen
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
likely
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
Mr
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new
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news-room
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
out
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
poverty-stricken
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
press-room
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printer
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publication
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San
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sanctum
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set
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small
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From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
Territorial
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
thousand
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
times
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From this reading The "flush times" held bravely on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
too
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try
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
two
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
type
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From this reading They bought it, type, fixtures, good-will and all, for a thousand dollars, on long time.
Virginia
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
weekly
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From this reading They found the Territorial Enterprise, a poverty-stricken weekly journal, gasping for breath and likely to die.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The editorial sanctum, news-room, press-room, publication office, bed-chamber, parlor, and kitchen were all compressed into one apartment and it was a small one, too.
years
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From this reading Something over two years before, Mr. Goodman and another journeyman printer, had borrowed forty dollars and set out from San Francisco to try their fortunes in the new city of Virginia.
