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1778
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
afterwards
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
annals
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
back
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
beautiful
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
betrayed
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
Bible
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
breeze
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
brightness
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
cabin
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
casement
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
Derwent
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
desolated
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
early
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
eventful
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
expression
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
face
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
fell
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
fluttered
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
flying
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
golden
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
gone
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
granddaughters
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
hair
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
hum
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
Island
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
kitchen
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
lady's
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
lap
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
lay
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
leaves
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
lights
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
loud
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
making
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
Monockonok
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
Mother
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
musical
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
now
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
old
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
past
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
placid
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
reading
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
restless
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
round
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
rustling
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
sacred
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
sat
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
seated
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
settled
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
sound
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
spot
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
spring
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
sunset
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From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brightness of a sunset in early May settled on Monockonok Island.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
there
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
thoughts
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
tidy
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
tragedy
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
two
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
volume
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
warning
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
wheel
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
window
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From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
work
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From this reading In the tidy kitchen of their little cabin Mother Derwent was seated at her work, while her two granddaughters sat by.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Mary Derwent sat by the window, a Bible lay open on her lap, from which she had been reading loud; and the spring breeze fluttered through the casement, making restless lights on her golden hair, and rustling with a musical sound among the worn leaves of the sacred volume.
wrinkled
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From this reading The old lady’s wheel was flying round with a pleasant hum, and the placid expression of her wrinkled face betrayed thoughts that had gone back to pleasant memories of the past.
Wyoming
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
year
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From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was now the spring of 1778—that year so eventful in the annals of Wyoming—but as yet there was no warning of the fell tragedy which afterwards desolated that beautiful spot.
