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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 When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
all
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
almost
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
barroom
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
camp
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
cast
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
centre
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
claims
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
crowd
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
drink
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
entered
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
evenings
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
faces
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
FRIENDS
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
gamble
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
gathered
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
glance
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
GO
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
grins
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
headquarters
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
hero
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
Hop
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
idle
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
made
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
miners
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
MOUTH
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
night
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
out
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
partners
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
PASS
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
READ
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
retire
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
room
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
saloon
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
saw
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
shanty
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
SIGN
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From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
spent
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
staked
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
storekeeper
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
swift
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
talking
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
there
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
thirty
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
three
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR FRIENDS GO TO THE MOUTH OF THE PASS AND READ THE SIGN.
two
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
usually
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From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
wearing
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From this reading Our hero cast a swift glance around the room and saw Hop standing almost in the centre of the room, the miners gathered around him, and their faces wearing grins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
Wild
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From this reading When Wild and his partners entered the barroom of the shanty saloon they saw that quite a crowd had gathered there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were but two or three of the thirty miners who did not drink and gamble, and they usually spent their idle time with the storekeeper, smoking and talking until it was time to retire for the night.
working
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From this reading Nearly all the miners working the claims that had been staked out in the camp made the saloon their headquarters evenings.
