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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 The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
all
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
any
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
brothels
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
cavil
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
comes
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
court
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
courts
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
crowded
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
custom
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
dens
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
docket
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
establishes
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
flood
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
flourished
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
flush
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
gambling
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
hey-day
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
high
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not so?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not so?
jails
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
luxuriantly
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
matter
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
mining
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
money
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not so?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
other
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
overburdened
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
plenty
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
police
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
prosperity
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
region
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
saloons
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
sign
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
signs
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
surest
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
there
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From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
times
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
trade
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From this reading A crowded police court docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.
unfailing
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From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
Vice
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From this reading Vice flourished luxuriantly during the hey-day of our "flush times."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Still, there is one other sign; it comes last, but when it does come it establishes beyond cavil that the "flush times" are at the flood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The saloons were overburdened with custom; so were the police courts, the gambling dens, the brothels and the jails--unfailing signs of high prosperity in a mining region--in any region for that matter.
