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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 |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
bay
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
blue
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
boy's
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
broadens
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
coming
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From this reading The skunk-cabbage was coming into flower!
cord-wood
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
Creek
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
deacon
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
deepens
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
dense
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
drudgery
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
earlier
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From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
early
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
emancipation
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From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
existed
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
fashion
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From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
flower
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From this reading The skunk-cabbage was coming into flower!
fringed
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
glad
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
half-frozen
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
heart
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
Hiram
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From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
hoeing
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
lake
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
marshy
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
near
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
now
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From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
Ontario
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
out
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
scrub
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
see
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From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
shore
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
skunk-cabbage
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From this reading The skunk-cabbage was coming into flower!
spell-bound
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
spot
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
spring
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
trappers
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From this reading Perhaps, now, he should see the trappers again.
usual
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
wandered
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From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
weeding
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From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was early spring along the lake shore, and Hiram had wandered out, alone as usual, into the dense marshy scrub that fringed the Creek, near the spot where it broadens and deepens into a long blue bay of still half-frozen and spell-bound Ontario.
Winthrop's
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From this reading |Hiram Winthrop's emancipation had come a little earlier, and it had come after this fashion.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was early spring, and the boy's heart was glad within him, as though the deacon, and the cord-wood, and the coming drudgery of hoeing and weeding had never existed.
