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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 They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
afternoon
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
any
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
attractive
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
away
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
bank
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
building
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
chapter
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
chimney
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
curling
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
described
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
direction
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
discerned
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
drenched
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
far
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
fifty
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
figures
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
former
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
forth
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
frame
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
GOAL
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
held
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
hopes
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
house
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
Jasper
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
landscape
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
large
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
little
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
longingly
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
looking
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
Monday
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
mood
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
NEARING
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
night
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
north
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
outdoors
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
palatable
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
particularly
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
rain
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
recent
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
remain
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
River
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
shelter
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
smoke
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
somewhat
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
storms
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
stream
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
succeeding
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
suggested
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
supper
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
swollen
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
tempt
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From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
Tennessee
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
There
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
three
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
Thursday
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From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly there was little in the landscape itself to tempt any one to remain outdoors.
town
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From this reading On the north bank of the Tennessee River, not far from the town of Jasper, three drenched figures might be discerned.
turbulent
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
up
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
vague
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
very
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From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEARING THE GOAL It was the Thursday afternoon succeeding the Monday night described in the former chapter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
white
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was nothing very attractive about the building save that it suggested shelter from the rain without, and that the smoke curling up from its large chimney held forth vague hopes of a palatable supper.
yards
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From this reading They were looking somewhat longingly in the direction of a white frame house not fifty yards away from the stream, which, swollen by the recent storms, was in a particularly turbulent mood.
