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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 winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
Alberta
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
analyze
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
ancestry
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
Bar
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
boy
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
camp
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
canny
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
certain
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
Chinook
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
cold
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
conscientiously
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
cope
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
Cyril
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
disorder
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
dozen
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
dreams
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
entail
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
eye
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
feelings
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
find
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
future
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
girl
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
grim
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
hard
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
harsh
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
husky
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
immediately
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
inevitably
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
intense
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
met
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
near
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
Nettie
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
new
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
noise
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
once
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
only
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
Ontario-born
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
outlet
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From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
practical
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
prepare
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
pure
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
purebred
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
Q
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
realization
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
scarcely
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
Scotch
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
seeking
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
sentimental
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From this reading An Ontario-born boy, of pure Scotch ancestry, he was both sentimental and practical.
shutting
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
single
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
Stanley
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
temper
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cyril, however, found an outlet for the new feelings that he did not find hard to analyze.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
vainly
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
winter
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From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winter was long and harsh, with scarcely a single Chinook to temper the intense cold.
work
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
world
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From this reading Though he had met her but once, he was certain that Nettie was the only girl in the world for him, and with a canny eye to the near future, he began immediately to prepare for the realization of his dreams.
youngsters
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From this reading To Nettie, vainly seeking to cope with the work, the noise and the disorder, which the shutting in of a dozen husky youngsters must inevitably entail, and to Cyril Stanley, conscientiously at work in the purebred camp of the Bar Q, the Alberta winter had never seemed so long and grim.
