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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 SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
accomplished
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
afraid
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
air
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
Amy
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
breakfast-table
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
bright
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
burdensome
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
Burt
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
Burtis
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
dashed
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
day
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
down
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
English
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
equal
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
explained
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
exultantly
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
fall
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
fastest
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
freezing
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
giving
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
heat
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
HIGHLANDS
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
hill
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
horse
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
house
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
increasing
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
latent
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
led
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
mope
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
more
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
night
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
off
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
out
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
particles
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
plain
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
potent
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
proved
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
red-hot
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
river
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
said
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From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
sand
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
seemingly
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
skim
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
SLEIGHING
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
slight
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
slopes
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
snow
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
soft
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
soon
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
south
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
steamer
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
summer
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
sunshine
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
swiftly
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
there
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come, Amy," said Burtis, exultantly, "this is no day to mope in the house.
ThundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
too
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
trust
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From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
vapor
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
warm
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
warmth
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From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
Webb
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From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
white
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
wide
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But more potent than the freezing particles of vapor giving off their latent heat were the soft south wind and the bright sunshine, which seemingly had the warmth of May.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SLEIGHING IN THE HIGHLANDS During the night there was a slight fall of snow, and Webb explained at the breakfast-table that its descent had done more to warm the air than would have been accomplished by the fall of an equal amount of red-hot sand.
wraps
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From this reading Amy was too English to be afraid of a horse, and with wraps that soon proved burdensome in the increasing warmth of the day, she and Burt dashed down the slopes and hill that led to the river, and out upon the wide, white plain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If you will trust yourself to me and Thunder, you shall skim the river there as swiftly as you can next summer on the fastest steamer."
