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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 And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
Barclay
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
Belt
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
bought
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
built
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
California
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
car
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
chaff
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From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
class
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
competitor
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
controlling
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
Corn
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
crushed
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
director
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
duplicate
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
eighties
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
end
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
era
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
Experts
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From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
fry
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
got
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
grain
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
grow
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
hay
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
John
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
Lake
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
Line
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
made
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
mill
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
Minnesota
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
much
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
North
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
offender
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
other
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
out
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
president
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
private
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
products
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
prosperity
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
railroads
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
rates
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
Ridge
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
Road
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From this reading As president of the Corn Belt Road and as controlling director in the North Lake Line, he got rates on other railroads for his grain products that no competitor could duplicate.
small
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From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
spent
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
sunshine
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
Sycamore
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
taught
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From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
to-day
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
value
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From this reading Experts taught him the value of the chaff from the grain.
week
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From this reading He spent little time in Sycamore Ridge, and his private car might be found in Minnesota to-day and at the end of the week in California.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when a competitor began to grow beyond the small fry class, Barclay either bought him out or built a mill beside the offender and crushed him out.
world-wide
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From this reading In the sunshine of that era of world-wide prosperity in the eighties, John Barclay made much hay.
