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Chapter XX
ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization. She had been brought up close to raw stark nature. The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man. A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows. Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
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From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
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From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
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From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
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From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
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From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
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From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jessie had more than once taken a long sled journey with her father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE FRONTIER OF DESPAIR The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been brought up close to raw stark nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The habits of animals were familiar to her and the vices of the biped man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A traveler in the sub-Arctic is forced by the deadly cold of the North into a near intimacy of living with his fellows.
