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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 Askatoon was not a petty town.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The town had never been lawless, although some lawless people had sojourned there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
Askatoon
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
career
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
ceased
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
character
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
chequered
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
day
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
enterprising
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
gave
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
given
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
happenings
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
haven
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
instead
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
interest
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
interesting
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
large
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
lawless
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From this reading The town had never been lawless, although some lawless people had sojourned there.
Line
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
lost
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
many
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
Mayor
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
Mazarine
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
men
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
moving
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Askatoon was not a petty town.
number
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
people
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
petty
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From this reading Askatoon was not a petty town.
place
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
portion
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
rail-head
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
railway
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
settled
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
sojourned
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From this reading The town had never been lawless, although some lawless people had sojourned there.
some
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From this reading The town had never been lawless, although some lawless people had sojourned there.
station
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
there
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
town
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From this reading Askatoon was not a petty town.
Transcontinental
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
uncommon
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From this reading Its career had been chequered and interesting, and it had given haven to a large number of uncommon people.
Unusual
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From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Askatoon was not a petty town.
welcomed
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
wife
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From this reading Askatoon had never lost its interest for Mazarine and his wife since the day the Mayor had welcomed them at the railway station.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unusual happenings had been its portion ever since it had been the rail-head of the Great Transcontinental Line, and many enterprising men, instead of moving on with the railway, when it ceased to be the rail-head, settled there and gave the place its character.
