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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 Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
air
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
appalled
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
appeared
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
attempted
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From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
burning
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
caught
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
cheeks
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
crawl
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From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
crest
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
cutting
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
day
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
dreams
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
drive
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
drop
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From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
drove
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
feet
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
fifty
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
gale
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
go
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From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
grip
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
hundred
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
knees
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From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
meets
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
meshed
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From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
Mid-afternoon
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
mountain
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
nearly
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
net
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From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They could but drop on hands and knees and crawl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
particles
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
push
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
reach
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
real
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
sand
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
seldom
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
sixty-mile
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
sky
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
snow
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
steel
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
storm
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From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
sweeping
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mid-afternoon of that day found them at the crest of the mountain, caught in the grip of such a storm as one dreams of but seldom meets in real life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
unbreakable
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From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
very
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they attempted to go forward it was as if they were leaping against a fine meshed but unbreakable net.
whirls
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From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
white
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From this reading A sixty-mile gale drove particles of snow fine as white sand and cutting as steel into their burning cheeks.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they went with the wind they were appalled by the push and drive of it and by the sweeping whirls of snow that leaping fifty, a hundred feet in air, appeared nearly to reach to the very sky.
