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Chapter XIX
Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born. Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing. In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright. And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it. Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
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From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
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From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
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From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
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From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
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From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
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From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
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From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
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From this reading In the night it came; in the dawn it grew; during the first day it assumed lustiness and an insolence that was its birthright.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
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From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
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From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men laughed as the unceremonious christening was performed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mothered by the stubborn desert that appears sterile and is not, it was a sprawling, ungainly, ill-begotten thing.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sanchia Persistent Thus, upon the barren flanks of Dry Gulch, a town was born.
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From this reading And, like any welcome child, there was a name awaiting it.
