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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 THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
afterwards
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
arduous
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
back
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
badly
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
bays
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
belt
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
bent
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
Blake
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
boldly
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
breakfast
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
broadest
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
caribou
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
compass
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
country
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
days
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
deeply
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
driving
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
dwarfed
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
east
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
edge
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
enjoying
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
FACTORY
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
fell
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
few
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
forced
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
fortnight
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
held
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
hours
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
indented
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
lain
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
Light
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
line
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
march
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
marches
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
near
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
needed
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
northern
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
others
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
out
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
places
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
plunged
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
Pole
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
promontories
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
ran
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
rule
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
sat
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
savage
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
scrub
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
severely
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
shot
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
snow
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From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
some
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
spent
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
steering
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
straggling
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
straight
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
stretched
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
struggling
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
taxed
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
Three
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From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
timber
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days were spent in struggling through the broadest tongue, but as a rule, a few hours' arduous march brought them out into the open.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
trees
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
two
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From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
way
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
west
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From this reading Part of their way, however, had lain across open country, for they were near the northern edge of the timber belt, and the straggling trees, dwarfed and bent by the wind, ran east and west in a deeply indented line.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had spent the first two days enjoying a badly needed rest, but the rest of the time had been passed in forced marches which severely taxed their strength.
wide
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From this reading In some places they boldly stretched out towards the Pole in long promontories; in others they fell back in wide bays which Blake, steering by compass, held straight across and afterwards again plunged into the scrub.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FACTORY Light snow was driving across the waste before a savage wind when the party sat at breakfast one morning a fortnight after Blake had shot the caribou.
