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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 A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
Abel
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
akimbo
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
All
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
arms
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
boots
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
came
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
crowded
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From this reading The Edwards's door-yard was crowded with teams.
day
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
door-yard
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From this reading The Edwards's door-yard was crowded with teams.
down
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
drifts
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From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
drove
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From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
Edwards's
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
fourteen
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
functions
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
funeral
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
going
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
gotten
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
hips
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
house
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
impression
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
kilted
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
late
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
Many
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From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
men
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
night
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
now
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
passing
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
people
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
petticoats
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
pinning
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
relatives
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
resurrection
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
return
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
road
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
shoes
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
sleighs
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From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
snow
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
stranger
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
teams
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From this reading The Edwards's door-yard was crowded with teams.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
there
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
tilting
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From this reading Many drove there in sleighs, tilting to the drifts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
trousers
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
tucked
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
village
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
wading
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
wedding
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From this reading A stranger passing Abel Edwards's house the day after his return might have gotten the impression that one of the functions of village life--a wedding or a funeral--was going on there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
women
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
yarn-stockings
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From this reading From morning until late at night the people came down the road, wading through the snow, the men with trousers tucked into boots, the women with yarn-stockings over their shoes, their arms akimbo, pinning their kilted petticoats to their hips.
years
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From this reading All the relatives who had come fourteen years before to Abel Edwards's funeral came now to his resurrection.
