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accommodated
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
all
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
Arrived
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
away
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
bad
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
church
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
continuously
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
daughters
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
day
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
difficult
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
discomfort
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
door
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
escaped
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
expected
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
family
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
far
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
farm
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
fell
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
fields
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
five
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
following
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
full
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
GILSBAKKI
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
hay
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
haymakers
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
Haymaking
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
house
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
Iceland
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
impending
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
intervals
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
laughing
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
looking
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
many
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
minister
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
most
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
much
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
nearly
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
night
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
noteworthy
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
number
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
persons
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
probably
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
quarters
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
rain
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
rained
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
raked
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
rather
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
readiness
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
rests
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
sleeping
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
small
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
sons
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
stacks
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
STATHARHRAUN
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
stowed
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From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
Sunday
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
swing
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
talking
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In looking at the outside of the house, it was difficult to believe that so many persons could be stowed away there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
then
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
there
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
three
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
total
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
travelling
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From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
twenty-six
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
up
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is noteworthy that we escaped much of the discomfort of travelling in bad weather by our Sunday rests, for it rained continuously nearly every Sunday we were in Iceland.
weather
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
whole
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From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
wife
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From this reading GILSBAKKI TO STATHARHRAUN Arrived at Gilsbakki I took up my quarters in the church, for the house was then rather full: besides the minister and his wife, and family of five sons and three daughters, the haymakers had to be accommodated, the total number sleeping there being twenty-six.
worked
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From this reading Haymaking was in full swing on the farm, and the haymakers worked far into the night--I could hear them laughing and talking at intervals through the open door of the church, for they were in the fields all around.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As there was bad weather impending, and the next day would be Sunday, they probably worked till the whole of the hay had been raked into small stacks in readiness for the rain, which fell, as expected, during most of the following day.
