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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 It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
afraid
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
air
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
All
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
Arne
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
autumn
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
away
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
Baard
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
Black
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
boats
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
Boeen
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
cake
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
children
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
church
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
clear
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
clothes
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
daughter
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
day
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
doors
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
Eli
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
gave
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
going
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
grain
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
grand
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
greater
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
harvesters
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
heads
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
housing
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
Kampen
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
kerchiefs
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
late
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
later
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
light-colored
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
looking
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
making
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
many
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
Margit
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
men
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
mild
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
move
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
new
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
night
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
Nils
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
number
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
old
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
out
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
people
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
pieces
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
procession
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
rained
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
rowing
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
sat
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
Saturday
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
shirt
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
shyly
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
sleeves
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
son
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
steering
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
steps
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
stern
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
store-house
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
summer-time
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From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
there
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The day was clear, it had rained during the night; and in the morning, therefore, the air was as mild as in summer-time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
Water
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
way
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
wedding
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From this reading A still greater number of boats were steering over to Boeen, in order to move away from there later in grand procession, for on this day Baard Boeen gave a wedding for his daughter Eli and Arne Nils' son Kampen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
woman
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
women
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
work
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From this reading It was late in the autumn; the harvesters were at work housing the grain.
yard
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From this reading All the doors were open; people were going in and out; children, with pieces of cake in their hands, stood about the yard, afraid of their new clothes, and looking shyly at one another; an old woman sat upon the store-house steps alone,--it was Margit Kampen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a Saturday, and yet many boats were making their way across Black Water toward the church; the men, in their shirt sleeves, were rowing; the women sat in the stern, with light-colored kerchiefs on their heads.
