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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 CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
Bainville
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
best
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
blank
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
blizzard
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
border
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
CONTRASTS
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
country
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
cowboy
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
describe
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
difference
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
disconnected
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
dotted
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
dutiful
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
England
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
expectations
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
few
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
find
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
fire
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
free-minded
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
ideas
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
insurmountable
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
large
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
letters
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
like
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
map
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
matched
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
mother
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
mountain
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
New
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
obstacle
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
offered
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
Old
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
only
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
Out
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
people
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
prairie
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
promise
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
ruffian
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
sense
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
small
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
Some
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
space
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
sparsely
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
stimulus
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
stir
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
that's
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
there
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
thinks
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
tornado
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From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
town
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
trying
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
viewpoint
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
Vivian
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From this reading To Vivian the new life offered a stimulus, a sense of stir and promise even beyond her expectations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
way
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
West
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From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading CONTRASTS Old England thinks our country Is a wilderness at best-- And small New England thinks the same Of the large free-minded West.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Bainville "Out West" was a large blank space on the map, and the blank space in the mind which matched it was but sparsely dotted with a few disconnected ideas such as "cowboy," "blizzard," "prairie fire," "tornado," "border ruffian," and the like.
wrong
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From this reading Some people know the good old way Is the only way to do, And find there must be something wrong In anything that's new.
wrote
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From this reading She wrote dutiful letters to her mother, trying to describe the difference between this mountain town and Bainville, but found the New England viewpoint an insurmountable obstacle.
