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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 It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
Author
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Bill
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Billings
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
BORDER
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
breath
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
Buffalo
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Buntline
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
catalogue
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From this reading For other titles see catalogue.
celebrated
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Cody
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
Colonel
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
dingy
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
F
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For other titles see catalogue.
forgather
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
Francis
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
friends
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
generations
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
got
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Ingraham
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
intimate
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
Josh
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
Ned
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
New
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
now
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
office
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
old-timers
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
other
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From this reading For other titles see catalogue.
outdoors
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
Prentiss
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
proprietor
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
published
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Rose
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
S
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
see
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From this reading For other titles see catalogue.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
Smith
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
some
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
stirred
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
stories
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
Street
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Buffalo Bill” stories published in the BORDER STORIES.
then
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
there
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
titles
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From this reading For other titles see catalogue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
together
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From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
used
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
Weekly
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a dingy little office on Rose Street, New York, but the breath of the great outdoors stirred there when these old-timers got together.
William
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
York
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From this reading It is now some generations since Josh Billings, Ned Buntline, and Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, intimate friends of Colonel William F. Cody, used to forgather in the office of Francis S. Smith, then proprietor of the _New York Weekly_.
