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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
almost
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
anew
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
associations
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
begin
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
better
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
Carl
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
carrying
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
certain
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
circumstances
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
commander
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
conditions
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
control
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
cost
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
father
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
forget
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
fort
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
friendly
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
get
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
home
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
hoped
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
inviting
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
keep
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
laid
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
law
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
led
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
Mississippi
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
money
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
much
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
Now
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
office
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
out
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
past
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
prairie
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
reasonable
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
remind
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
said
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
scenes
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
SCOUT
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From this reading THE NEW SCOUT.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
send
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
sometimes
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
strangers
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
surrounded
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
table
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
tempted
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SCOUT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
There
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From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
Thompson
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
thrilling
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
Trailer
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
trouble
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From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
turned
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
very
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
way
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From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading But whichever way he turned he found something to remind him of his father, and he hoped that, surrounded with new associations and new scenes, he would be led to forget the past and so begin life anew.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Now, Thompson,” said Carl, when he found himself in the office, and the money which had cost him so much trouble was laid out on the table, “I begin by carrying out the conditions of the will this very afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There everybody was friendly to him, his word was law, and it was reasonable to suppose that he could get along with them better than he could with strangers.
word
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From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The prairie home of Carl, the Trailer, seemed very inviting to him after the thrilling scenes through which he had passed on the Mississippi, and sometimes he was almost tempted to send word to the commander of the fort that certain circumstances over which he had no control would keep him at home.
