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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 Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
advantage
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From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
air
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
any
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
band
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
bank
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
barrows
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
became
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
best
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading The river marked the boundary.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
butter-baskets
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
cafe
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
cattle
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
children
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
church
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
compact
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From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
consisted
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
Day
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
driving
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
Durracombe
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
Empire
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
ending
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From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
enormously
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
entertained
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
festivals
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
forms
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
Friday
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
frightened
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
gay
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
hall
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
High
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
Hotel
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
importance
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
library
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
mainly
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
marked
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From this reading The river marked the boundary.
market
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
men
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
Moorings
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
music
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
patriotic
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
pavements
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
place
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From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
placed
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
played
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
public
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
reading-room
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
river
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From this reading The river marked the boundary.
school
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
shops
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
shouting
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
situated
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
small
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From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
species
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
stalls
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
street
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being such a small and compact place, it had the advantage of beginning and ending quite suddenly.
Swan
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From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
tables
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
tea
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
tiny
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
town
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
turned
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From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
very
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything that was of any importance was situated in this High Street--the church, the bank, the public hall, the reading-room, the free library, the best shops, and the Swan Hotel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
wide
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From this reading "The Moorings" The tiny town of Durracombe consisted mainly of one very long and enormously wide street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each Friday it was turned into a species of market, with stalls, and barrows, and butter-baskets, and shouting men driving frightened cattle, but on great festivals, such as Empire Day, it became a gay cafe, for tables and forms were placed on the pavements and the school children were entertained to tea in the open air, while the town band played patriotic music.
