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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 THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
abandoned
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
all
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
back
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
bank
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
big
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
Blackwater
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
bought
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
broke
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
business
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
buy
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
C
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
Calhoun
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
callers
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
came
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
clear
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
cleared
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
County
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
day
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
demanded
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
dress
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
FINEnounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
gold
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
hardly
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
important
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
John
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
knew
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
later
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
letter
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
mailed
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
new
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
news
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
office
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
out
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
peaks
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
persons
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
piled
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
PRINT
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
receive
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
Recorder
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
return
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
rode
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
room
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
sat
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
second
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
see
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
several
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
Sockdolager
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
stage
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
stampede
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
stampeders
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
store
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
swarming
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
talking
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
then
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
there
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From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
truculently
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
up
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From this reading He hardly knew her at first, for she had bought a new dress; and she sat in an office up over the bank, talking business with several important persons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
wave
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From this reading Blackwater was abandoned, and swarming again the next day with the second wave of stampeders; and the day after that John C. Calhoun piled out of the stage and demanded to see Wilhelmina.
week
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the big news broke--the Sockdolager had been found--and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.
What's
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From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What's this I hear?" he demanded truculently, when he had cleared the room of all callers.
Wilhelmina
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From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FINE PRINT A week passed by, and Wilhelmina rode into Blackwater and mailed a letter to the County Recorder; and a week later she came back, to receive a letter in return and to buy at the store with gold.
