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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 It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
abated
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
absent
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
business
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
camp
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
change
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
closed
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
crowds
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
crystallized
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
dance
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
day
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From this reading The day passed slowly.
deserted
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
down
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
early
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
enough
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
eve
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From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
fell
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
gambling
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
halls
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
happening
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From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
hells
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
Huntington
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
Legitimate
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
Lemuel
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
main
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
Night
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
noticeable
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
ominously
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
passed
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From this reading The day passed slowly.
peaceful
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
places
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
public
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
rather
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
sentiment
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
singularly
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
situation
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
slowly
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From this reading The day passed slowly.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
streamed
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
street
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day passed slowly.
there
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From this reading Night fell, but there was no noticeable change in the situation.
thing
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From this reading For one thing, public sentiment against Lemuel Huntington had crystallized rather than abated.
threat
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From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
throbbing
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From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
tragedy
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From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
up
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
usual
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From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Legitimate places of business closed early; and singularly enough the usual crowds that streamed up and down the main street were absent, the dance halls and gambling hells deserted, the camp strangely, ominously peaceful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a day throbbing with threat and tragedy on the eve of happening.
