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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 A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
astonishing
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From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
back
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
blacksmith
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
blocking
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From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
business
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
Calkins
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
calling
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
cattle
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
company
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
deal
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From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
diggings
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
dozen
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
drifted
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
end
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
farther
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
fragments
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
freight-wagon
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From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
horses
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
large
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
line
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
lumbering
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
north
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
old
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
out
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
picked
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
range
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
reopened
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
shod
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
shop
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
shrill
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
side
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From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
small
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
some
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another freight-wagon stood at one side, blocking half the street.
street
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
teamster
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
Terry
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
There
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From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
town
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From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
up
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
voice
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
wagon
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
waiting
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From this reading Terry found a long line of a dozen horses waiting to be shod before the blacksmith shop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an astonishing deal of life in the town, however.
way
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From this reading A large company had reopened some old diggings across the range to the north of Calkins, and some small fragments of business drifted the way of the little cattle town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
yells
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From this reading One great wagon was lumbering out at the farther end of the street, with the shrill yells of the teamster calling back as he picked up his horses one by one with his voice.
