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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 LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
advanced
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
airs
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
becoming
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
boxes
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
Brick
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
buildings
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
city
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
dwellings
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
forest
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
frame
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
GHOST
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
giant
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
heights
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
hogs
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
kneading
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
LANCASTER
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
Leeds
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
mire
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
mountains
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
MRS
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From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
NEW
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From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
now
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
Out
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
own
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
pretentious
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
pretty
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
put
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
roads
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
SEES
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
set
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
sightly
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
springing
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
sprinkled
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
straggling
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
streets
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
strides
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
strong
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
there
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
tide
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
town
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
two
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
unsightly
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
up
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
very
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
village
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From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
VISITS
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From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
wallowed
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
well-paved
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had been a straggling village a year or two before was now a town, and was beginning to put on the airs of a city.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
wholly
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From this reading Brick buildings quite as pretentious as the town were springing up where a year before there were unsightly frame boxes; the roads where hogs had wallowed in mire not wholly of their own kneading were becoming well-paved streets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
yards
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From this reading Out on the heights, where had been a forest, were sprinkled sightly dwellings in pretty yards.
year
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From this reading LANCASTER SEES A GHOST For the next year or two the tide set in very strong toward the mountains, and New Leeds advanced with giant strides.
YORK
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From this reading KEITH VISITS NEW YORK, AND MRS.
