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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 The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
aroused
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From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
attendance
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
build
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From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
came
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
case
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
celebrated
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Company
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
convened
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counsel
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court
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crowded
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From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
curiosity
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From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
December
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Delaware
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Eastern
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
eminent
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
engaged
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
equity
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
Gap
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From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
heard
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
interest
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From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
issue
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From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
lawyers
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local
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
Monday
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Mooreville
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
New
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o'clock
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From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
Philadelphia
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Pickett's
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From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
priority
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From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
public
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From this reading The case had aroused great public interest and curiosity.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
Railroad
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
room
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second
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
term
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
there
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
Tidewater
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
two
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From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
Valley
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
vs
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question at issue was the priority of right to build a railroad through Pickett’s Gap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
Western
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From this reading The celebrated equity case of the Tidewater and Western Railroad Company _vs._ the Delaware Valley and Eastern Railroad Company came on to be heard at Mooreville on the second Monday of December term.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When court convened at two o’clock, the court room was crowded.
York
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From this reading Besides the local counsel engaged, there were eminent lawyers in attendance from New York and Philadelphia.
