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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 Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
all
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From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
Atkins
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
bad
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
become
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
blue
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
bought
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
build
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
built
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
close
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From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
evening
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From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
factory
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
felt
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
Folks
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
houses
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
Kinderhook
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
live
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From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
loss
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From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
lots
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
money
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
move
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
new
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
paid
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
people
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
Phillips
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
pretty
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From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
saving
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
some
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
spite
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From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
there
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody would live in them, and they would be pretty close to a dead loss.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
times
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
town
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From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
upset
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From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening the town was all upset.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
working
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From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Folks had bought lots to build houses on, and there had been some houses built besides those Atkins & Phillips were working on, and it looked as if there would be bad times.
wouldn't
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From this reading The new factory wouldn’t ever be built and all the new people wouldn’t move in, and whatever would become of those houses?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everybody felt pretty blue, I can tell you, in spite of their saving the money, they would have paid to Kinderhook....
