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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 out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
aid
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
ANDREW
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From this reading ANDREW GOLDSMITH, SADDLER.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
any
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
Apley
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
assistants
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
away
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
branch
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
business
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
called
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
conducted
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
consisted
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
day
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
direct
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
enough
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
GOLDSMITH
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From this reading ANDREW GOLDSMITH, SADDLER.
High
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
houses
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
intercourse
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
line
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
live
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
mainly
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
market-days
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
narrow
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
out
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
own
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
paid
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
pay
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
primitive
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
railway
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
requiring
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
rich
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
SADDLER
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From this reading ANDREW GOLDSMITH, SADDLER.
shops
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
silent
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
small
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
straggling
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
street
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
Sundays
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
there
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From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was out of the direct line of any railway, and there was not business enough to make a branch line pay.
town
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From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
tradespeople
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From this reading In the small old-fashioned shops the tradespeople conducted their own business, requiring little aid from paid assistants.
unconventional
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From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little town of Apley consisted mainly of one long, narrow, straggling street of old-fashioned houses, called the High Street, which was silent and deserted on every day except market-days and Sundays.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were none rich enough to live away from their shops, and their intercourse with one another was primitive and unconventional.
