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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 When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
afraid
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
all
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
astride
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
ate
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
awesome
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
bad
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
barn
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
bee-skep
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
boy
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
carrying
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
catch
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
Cottier
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
countrywomen
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
dreadfully
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
drifts
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
finished
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
firelight
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
fireside
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
force
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
frightened
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
given
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
going
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
Greylegs
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
hand
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
harness
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
head
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
hearing
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
home
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
just
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
kept
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
knew
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
lantern
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
led
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
like
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
lonely
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
made
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
many
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
moan
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
MOUND
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
mount
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
mounted
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
Mrs
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
officers
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
old
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
out
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
parts
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
perhaps
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
persuaded
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
place
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
pony
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From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
remembered
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
revenue
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
ride
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
road
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
shaken
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
silent
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
sitting
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
snow-wind
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
sorts
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
story
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
strange
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
supper
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
talked
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
talking
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside 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 MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
there
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
things
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From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had mounted I took the old pony by the head and led him out, carrying the lantern in my hand.
trap
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From this reading When we had finished our supper, I told Mrs Cottier that perhaps we could harness old Greylegs to the trap, but this she thought would never do, as the drifts on the road made it such bad going; at last I persuaded her to mount old Greylegs and to ride astride like a boy, or like so many of the countrywomen in our parts.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
very
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From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
warning
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From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN ON THE MOUND It was very awesome sitting there by the firelight in the lonely barn, hearing the strange moan of the snow-wind.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs Cottier finished her story we talked of all sorts of things; I think that we were both a little afraid of being silent in such a place, so, as we ate, we kept talking just as though we were by the fireside at home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was afraid that perhaps the revenue officers would catch us there and force us to tell all we knew, and I was dreadfully frightened when I remembered the captain in the bee-skep who had shaken my throat and given me such a warning to be silent.
