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1916
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
1917
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
1918
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
1919
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
America
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
arms
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
away
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
bitterness
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
capitals
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
ceased
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
Cossack
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
curiously
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
dove
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
end
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
Europe
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
farther
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
homing
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
horror
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
huge
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
Impression
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
JACKET
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
like
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
moaning
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
MOON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
pain
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
prone
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
Published
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
Russian
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
sat
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
Second
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From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
snow
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
stared
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From this reading He stared curiously before him at a huge Cossack, prone in the snow, moaning in his pain.
Subienkow
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
tied
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
torture
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
trail
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
travelled
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From this reading Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased.
VALLEY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE JACKET,” “THE VALLEY OF THE MOON,” ETC.
waiting
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From this reading He sat in the snow, arms tied behind him, waiting the torture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published_ _1916_ _Second Impression_ _1917_ _Third Impression_ _1918_ _Fourth Impression_ _1919_ It was the end.
