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1873
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
accustomed
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
beauty
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
calling
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
came
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
Carolina
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
cold
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
comfort
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
dawn
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
day
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
deity
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
delicious
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
delightful
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
family
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
fire
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
fires
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
four
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
Franklin
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
Franklin's
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
fresh
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
glow
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
goddess
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
high
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
logs
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
mere
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
midnight
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
mountain
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
Mrs
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
North
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
now
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
o'clock
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
offering
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
opened
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
out
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
People
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
piled
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
probably
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
pure
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
relight
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
ruddy
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
Ruth
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
said
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
sending
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
speed
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
spring
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
succumb
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From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
swept
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
there
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
tremendous
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
two
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From this reading The fire in Mrs. Franklin's parlor, therefore, having been piled with fresh logs at two o'clock as an offering to this deity, was now, at four, sending out a ruddy glow.
valley
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From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
village
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People who never succumb to mere comfort did not relight their fires.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one day there came a pure cold wind which swept through the high valley at tremendous speed from dawn to midnight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
word
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From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to the Franklin family comfort was a goddess, they would never have thought of calling her "mere"; "delightful" was their word, and Ruth would probably have said "delicious."
year
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From this reading In a mountain village of North Carolina, in the year 1873, the spring had opened with its accustomed beauty.
