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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 SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM.
All
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
almost
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
announcements
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
any
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
auction
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
barber-shops
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
bills
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From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
black
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
bright-colored
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
confronted
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
county
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
date
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
day
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
driving
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
ENGLAND
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From this reading SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
FARM
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From this reading SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM.
find
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
Grath
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
grocery
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
habitation
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
homestead
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
hung
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
knew
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
large
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
letters
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
miles
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
nailed
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
neighboring
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
NEW
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From this reading SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
notify
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
out
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From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
paper
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
post-offices
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
road
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
SELLING
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From this reading SELLING A NEW ENGLAND FARM.
several
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
sold
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
stated
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
stores
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
towns-people
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From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
trees
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
two
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From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
up
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From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the neighboring towns-people knew that the Grath farm was to be sold on this day.
weeks
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From this reading The "bills" had been "out" for over two weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were announcements, printed in large letters, on bright-colored paper, and hung up in barber-shops, grocery stores, post-offices and even nailed on trees.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
yellow
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From this reading One might be driving along an almost deserted road, several miles from any habitation, and suddenly find himself confronted by one of these yellow and black "auction bills," which would notify him that upon the stated date a homestead would be "sold out," in the next county.
