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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 All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
All
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
also
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
appreciation
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
built
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
business
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
cut
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
Daylight's
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
demonstrated
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
expenditure
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
Factory
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
ferry
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
Francisco
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
further
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From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
heart
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
holdings
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
homes
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
huge
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
investments
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From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
lots
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
Oakland
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
promptly
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From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
properties
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
really
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From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
residence
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
run
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
San
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
selling
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
sites
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From this reading Factory sites also were selling, and business properties in the heart of Oakland.
sold
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
started
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
steady
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
system
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
tended
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
terrific
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
Thousands
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
tide
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
tracts
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From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
turn
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From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
value
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From this reading All this tended to a steady appreciation in value of Daylight's huge holdings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that it really did turn, for he promptly went into further investments.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thousands of lots in his residence tracts were sold, and thousands of homes were being built.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the ferry system began to run, and the time between Oakland and San Francisco was demonstrated to be cut in half, the tide of Daylight's terrific expenditure started to turn.
