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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 ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not, and lo! it was.
arose
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
assuring
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
bands
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
beacon
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
beckoning
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
came
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
civilization
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
combined
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
corner
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
crest
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
dropping
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
ELLISVILLE
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
far
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
Gourdlike
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
grew
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
hills
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
houses
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not, and lo! it was.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
lo
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From this reading It was not, and lo! it was.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
longer
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
Many
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
men
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
moving
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
night
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not, and lo! it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
other
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
out
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
past
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
people
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
place
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
plains
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
rallying
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
RED
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
rising
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
savage
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
set
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
signalled
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
Silently
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
smokes
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
spun
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
stars
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From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
steadily
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
street
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
string
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Silently, steadily, the people came to this rallying place, dropping in from every corner of the stars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
toylike
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
up
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From this reading ELLISVILLE THE RED Gourdlike, Ellisville grew up in a night.
volume
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From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not, and lo! it was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many smokes arose, not moving from crest to crest of the hills as in the past, when savage bands of men signalled the one to the other, but rising steadily, in combined volume, a beacon of civilization set far out in the plains, assuring, beckoning.
wooden
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From this reading The long street spun out still longer its string of toylike wooden houses.
