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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 original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
all
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From this reading This was by no means all of the improvements at Fort Good Hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
Andrew
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
backer
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
big
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
buildings
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
built
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
bunk-houses
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
business
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
carry
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
clapboards
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
concluding
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
considerable
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From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
country
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
Courier
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
David
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
down
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
dwelling
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
employees
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
enterprising
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
expense
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
fancy
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
financial
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
flagpole
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
Fort
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
Gault
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
glass
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
God
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
half-breed
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
Hope
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
huge
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
humor
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From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
imported
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
improvements
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From this reading This was by no means all of the improvements at Fort Good Hope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
knows
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
log
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
magnificent
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
means
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From this reading This was by no means all of the improvements at Fort Good Hope.
modern
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
most
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was by no means all of the improvements at Fort Good Hope.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
now
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
occasion
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From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
Ogilvie
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
original
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
other
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
pillars
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
plate
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
porches
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
Post
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
progressive
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
river
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
rose
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
side
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
sign
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
steam-launch
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
store
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
stream
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
style
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
there
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From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
towns
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From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
trader
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
trouble
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
turned
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
used
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
waited
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From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside of the towns, Fort Good Hope was the most enterprising and progressive Post in that country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At Fort Good Hope on the big river, the free trader Andrew Gault and his financial backer David Ogilvie, stood by the flagpole concluding their business, while the steam-launch _Courier_ waited in the stream below to carry Ogilvie down river.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This sign was the occasion of considerable humor throughout the country, since there was nobody who required to be told whose store it was.
windows
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From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The original log buildings were now used as bunk-houses for the half-breed employees; while on one side rose the magnificent dwelling of the trader, built of clapboards in the “outside” style and having fancy porches with turned pillars; and on the other side the equally modern store with plate glass windows imported at God knows what expense and trouble; and a huge sign.
