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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 PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
all
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
appeared
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
better
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
bottom
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
bunk
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
contained
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
cooking
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From this reading The cooking utensils were hung on the wall.
dirt
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
dug-out
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
enough
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
fireplace
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
floor
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
GOLDEN
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
Gregory
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
Gulch
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
hills
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
hung
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From this reading The cooking utensils were hung on the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
located
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
log
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
midst
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
mile
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
PANNING
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
partly
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
PRIZE
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
property
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
proposition
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
rocky
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
roof
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
room
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
rusty
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
set
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
single
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
slab
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
slope
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
snug
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
sod
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
stool
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
stove
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
surrounding
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
table
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From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It contained a rusty stove (better than a fireplace) and a bunk and a slab table and a slab stool, all on a dirt floor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
There
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
things
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
up
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From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
utensils
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From this reading The cooking utensils were hung on the wall.
very
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From this reading PANNING THE "GOLDEN PRIZE" The Golden Prize property appeared to be a very snug proposition.
wall
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From this reading The cooking utensils were hung on the wall.
walls
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From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was located about a mile up Gregory Gulch, and right in the midst of things.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cooking utensils were hung on the wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a good enough dug-out, set partly into the slope at the bottom of one of the rocky hills in the gulch, with log walls surrounding the single room and a sod roof.
