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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 STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
all
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
appeared
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
artistically
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
become
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
bush
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
came
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
car
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
Colonist
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
colors
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
contractor
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
conveyed
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
cut
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
district
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
down
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
early
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
ease
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
employer
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
evening
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
face
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
fact
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
find
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
full-fleshed
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
garments
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
hat
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
hotel
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
industry
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
leisure
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
LETS
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
light
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
loneliness
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
looking
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
man
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
more
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
much
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
office
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
Ontario
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
out
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
pine
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
place
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
platform
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
probably
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
red
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
roadside
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
shut
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
SLIDE
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
smart
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
soft
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
somewhat
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From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
station
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
station-agent
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
STIRLING
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
stores
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
straw
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
striped
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
suggestion
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
suit
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
summer
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From this reading The smart straw hat and light summer suit did not become the contractor.
swung
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
testified
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
There
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
THINGS
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
train
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
two
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
very
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From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
watch
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
Weston
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From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading STIRLING LETS THINGS SLIDE It was early evening when Weston swung himself down from the platform of the Colonist car in a little roadside station shut in by the pine bush of Ontario.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was full-fleshed and red of face, and the artistically cut garments striped in soft colors conveyed a suggestion of ease and leisure which seemed very much out of place on him.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Weston stood looking about him a man came out of the office, and he was somewhat astonished to find himself face to face with his employer.
wooden
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From this reading There was a wooden hotel beside the track, and one or two stores; but that was all, and the fact that nobody except the station-agent had appeared to watch the train come in testified to the industry, or, more probably, the loneliness of the district.
