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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 Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
building
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
calico
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
came
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
coach
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
corner
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
country
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
Creek
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
Crowds
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
day
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
doors
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
drill
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
filled
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
FLEW
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From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
four-horse
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
Hart
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
home
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
hundred
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
idea
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
interest
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
lack
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
letters
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
LIKE
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From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
MADMEN
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From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
Mail
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
mails
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
Margaret
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
month
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
nook
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
old
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
once
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
Overland
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
papers
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
Philip
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
politics
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
post-office
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
present
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
presented
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
pretty
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
regularly
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
room
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
say
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
seen
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
shapes
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From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
sight
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
Silver
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From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
some
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
sympathy
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From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Hart took some interest in home politics--that is to say, in the politics of the old country; Philip took none, not from lack of sympathy, but because he had no room.
TOWN
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From this reading THEY FLEW LIKE MADMEN INTO THE TOWN.
township
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
up
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every nook and corner of his mind was filled by one idea, which presented itself in a hundred different shapes; that idea was Margaret.
windows
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
wood
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
wooden
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From this reading Crowds stood around the doors and windows of the wooden building, for up to the present time every building in Silver Creek township was either drill, calico, or wood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Overland Mail came into Silver Creek once a month, pretty regularly, with letters and papers from home; and if you had seen the post-office on the day the four-horse coach brought the mails, you never would have forgotten the sight.
