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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 One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
appeared
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
arrived
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From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
awoke
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
brief
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From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
bulletin-board
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
clear
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
come
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From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
day
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From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
discovered
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From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
excitement
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
feverish
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
force
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From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
front
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
how
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From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
knew
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large
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
letters
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
message
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From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
morning
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
new
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
post-office
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
poster
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
Ramapo
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
reckless
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
riotous
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
rude
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From this reading On a rude bulletin-board in front of the post-office, appeared a poster in large, clear letters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
there
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From this reading No one knew how it had come there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
town
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From this reading One morning the riotous, reckless, feverish town of Ramapo awoke to a new excitement.
up
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From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its message was brief and to the point:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The post-office force had discovered it when “he” arrived to open up for the day.
