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ago
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From this reading That they were “furriners” Granny Joslin would have pronounced long ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
approaching
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
attention
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
attract
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
blacksmith
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
building
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
called
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
carry
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
civic
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
commonly
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
door
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
down
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
fixed
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
following
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
forks
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
furriners
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From this reading That they were “furriners” Granny Joslin would have pronounced long ago.
GATES
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
gaze
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
Granny
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
hills
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
Joslin
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
known
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
located
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
looking
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
mail
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
mouth
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
old
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
others
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
passengers
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
pipe
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
post-office
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
pronounced
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From this reading That they were “furriners” Granny Joslin would have pronounced long ago.
rambled
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
river
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
shop
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
special
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
stage
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
STRANGERS
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
street
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That they were “furriners” Granny Joslin would have pronounced long ago.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
unusual
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From this reading It seemed to carry passengers this morning, an unusual thing, and the passengers themselves were such as to attract special attention of Granny Joslin and others.
up
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From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
vehicle
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From this reading Her gaze was fixed upon the approaching vehicle commonly known as the mail stage.
village
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From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was here that, on the morning following, old Granny Joslin stood in the door, pipe in mouth, looking up the long street, which rambled down from the hills.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading STRANGERS WITHIN THE GATES THE civic center of the village at the river forks might have been called the long building, in which were located the post-office and the blacksmith shop.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That they were “furriners” Granny Joslin would have pronounced long ago.
