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05
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6
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
AIDS
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
Ark
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
Audelsville
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
bear
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
beloved
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
called
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
carriage
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
chagrin
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
Connors
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
day's
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days
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
dollar
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evening
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face
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
father
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
florid
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
forced
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
good-natured
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
hack
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
harvest
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
Herron
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
hotel
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
inherited
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
insults
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
late
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
laugh
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
livery
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
loud
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
made
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man
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
Meechin
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
Meechin's
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
more
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
NEWS-PATRIOT
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
occasion
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
old
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
only
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
passengers
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
Pat
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
Pat's
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From this reading Pat’s look of chagrin more than made up for the insults to his beloved Ark that Tom had been forced to bear.
picked
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
platform
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
property
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
proprietor
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
reached
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
reaped
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
receipts
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
road
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
saw
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
seldom
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
sent
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
settlement
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
small
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
stout
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
swelled
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
tavern
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
there
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From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
Tim
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
Timothy
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
Tom
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
train
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
trip
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
two
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
up
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From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
wayside
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From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Connors seldom sent more than one carriage to the 6:05 and on this occasion Pat Herron was late and Tom reaped what small harvest there was before the livery hack reached the platform.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE _NEWS-PATRIOT_ AIDS That evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half.
Willard
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From this reading The next morning Tom and Willard went around to the hotel and saw the proprietor, Mr. Timothy Meechin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tim, as he was called, was a stout, good-natured man with florid face and a loud laugh who had inherited the hotel property from his father, “Meechin’s” having been a road tavern in the old days when Audelsville was only a wayside settlement.
