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1
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
adobe
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
Arizona
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
assayers
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
bend
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
boarded
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
BOSTON
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
camp
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
Canyon
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
Clayton
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
company
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
constituted
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
day
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
den
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
divides
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
dwelling
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
eastward
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
engineers
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
foothills
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
Four
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
further
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
GEM
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
general
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
Gila
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
GORHAM
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [1] Pronounced he la.
headquarters
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
HICKS
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
historic
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
house
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
houses
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
Illustrations
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
la
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From this reading [1] Pronounced he la.
large
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
lay
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
led
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
Line
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
little
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
many
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
merchandise
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
Mexico
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
miners
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
mining
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
most
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
near
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
New
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
October
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
operated
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
opium
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
owned
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
picturesque
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
PRESS
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
pretentious
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
Pronounced
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From this reading [1] Pronounced he la.
Ranch
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
region
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
repair
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
S
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
saloons
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
several
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
shacks
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
shop
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
small
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
spot
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
store
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
street
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
superintendent
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
town
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From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
U
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
VAUGHN
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From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
well
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From this reading A little further to the eastward, around a bend in the foothills, and near Line Canyon, lay Clayton Ranch,--the most historic, as well as the most picturesque spot in that region.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Four saloons, an opium den, a store of general merchandise,--owned and operated by the mining company,--a repair shop, one large, pretentious adobe house,--the headquarters of the company, where superintendent, assayers, and mining engineers boarded,--several small dwelling houses, and many miners' shacks, constituted the town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With Illustrations by S. S. HICKS and GEM VAUGHN_ _THE GORHAM PRESS, BOSTON, U. S. A._ It was an October day in Gila,[1] Arizona.
wound
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From this reading The one street of the mining camp wound around the foothills, and led eastward to Line Canyon, which, at that point, divides Arizona from New Mexico.
