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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 Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
all
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
Billy
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From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
coast
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
coasting
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From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
counties
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
countless
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crossing
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Del
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Eastern
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
fishing
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
fog
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
giant
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
held
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
horse-buying
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
Humboldt
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
hunting
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
innumerable
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
lack
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
larger
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
madrono
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
manzanita
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
Mendocino
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moon
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From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
much
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
Norte
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
purchases
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From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
railroad
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
rich
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
Saxon
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From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
shipped
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From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
Sonoma
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
sought
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From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
South
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
states
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
steamers
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From this reading Billy shipped his purchases on the coasting steamers.
swimming
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From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
there
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading South they held along the coast, hunting, fishing, swimming, and horse-buying.
threading
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
too
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
trees
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
trout-streams
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
usually
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From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
valley
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From this reading Ever Saxon sought the valley of the moon.
valleys
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.
whipping
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
woods
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From this reading Through Del Norte and Humboldt counties they went, and through Mendocino into Sonoma--counties larger than Eastern states--threading the giant woods, whipping innumerable trout-streams, and crossing countless rich valleys.
