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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 West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
acres
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
age
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
almost
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
bargains
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
bearing
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
best
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
boarders
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
boughs
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
ceased
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
changing
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
cities
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
commonly
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
complain
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
conditions
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
contrasts
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
country
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
crannies
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
decay
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
drive
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
eke
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
fantastically
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
farmers
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From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
farming
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
generation
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
give
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
gnarled
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
grove
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
grudged
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
guests
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
habitable
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
hardly
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
house
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
houses
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
keep
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
knotted
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
L's
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
lean-to's
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
living
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
longer
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From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
lurk
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
many
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
maples
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
misshapen
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
most
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From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
near
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
neglected
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
nooks
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
old
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
only
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From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
orchard
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
out
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
past
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
Pekin
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
people
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From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
place
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
places
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
repair
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
rooms
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
seasons
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
simple
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
slope
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
square
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
stretches
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
sugar
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
summer
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people are still farmers, but most of them are no longer farmers only.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
towns
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
up
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
way
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From this reading But in this way they eke out the living grudged them by their neglected acres, and keep their houses in a repair that contrasts with the decay of their farming.
West
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
wooden
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From this reading In the summer they give up the habitable rooms of their old square wooden houses to boarders from the cities, and lurk about in the nooks and crannies of their L’s and lean-to’s; and, whatever their guests may have to complain of, have hardly the best of the bargains they drive with them.
wounds
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From this reading Each place has its grove of maples, fantastically gnarled and misshapen from the wounds of many sugar seasons; and an apple orchard, commonly almost past bearing with age, stretches its knotted boughs over a slope near the house.
yielded
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From this reading West Pekin is one of those country places which have yielded to changing conditions and have ceased to be the simple farming towns of a past generation.
