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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 DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
Adirondacks
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
away
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
back
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
Basswood
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
Basswood's
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
beautiful
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
become
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
Ben
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
bordering
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
built
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
bungalows
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
considerable
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
cove
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
DAVE
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
deal
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
deals
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
eight
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
end
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
estate
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
extending
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
fashionable
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
father
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
feet
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
gone
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
ground
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
HOME
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
important
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
interested
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
jointly
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
Lake
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
land
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
located
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
lower
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
making
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
miles
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
Mirror
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
mountain-side
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
mountains
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
Mr
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
nestling
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
New
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
old
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
other
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
owning
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
plot
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
possessed
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
proportions
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
readers
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
real
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
resorts
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
resulted
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
rooms
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
several
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
sheet
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
six
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
small
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
some
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
State
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
summer
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
there
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
thousand
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
trail
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
transactions
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From this reading Several important transactions had resulted, and in making one of the deals Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Basswood had become possessed of the two bungalows on Mirror Lake, the two gentlemen owning both jointly.
two
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
Upper
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
Wadsworth
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
water
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
well-defined
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From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the lower end of the lake, where there was a well-defined trail running to several fashionable summer resorts some miles away, were located two beautiful bungalows, one of six rooms and the other of eight rooms.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
woods
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From this reading They were built on a plot of ground bordering on a small cove of the lake, and extending about a thousand feet back into the woods of the mountain-side.
year
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From this reading As my old readers will remember, Ben Basswood's father was interested in real estate, and, a year or two before, he and Mr. Wadsworth had gone into a land deal of considerable proportions.
York
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From this reading DAVE AT HOME Mirror Lake was a beautiful sheet of water nestling among the mountains of the Upper Adirondacks of New York State.
