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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 What is a good day for rowing?
agreeable
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From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
Almost
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From this reading Almost any day that is good for living.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
any
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From this reading Almost any day that is good for living.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
Bunyan's
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
busy
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
day
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From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
days
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
equinoctial
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From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
excuse
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
exhausting
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
far
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From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
forsaking
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
hours
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From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
idea
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
just
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
less
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From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
like
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
living
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From this reading Almost any day that is good for living.
mere
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
midst
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From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
Nature
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
Oriental
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
other
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
out
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
passiveness
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
present
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
process
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
repose
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From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
rowing
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From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
seems
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
stillest
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From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
storm
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From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Almost any day that is good for living.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
There
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
things
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
toilsome
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
tornado
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From this reading Living is not quite agreeable in the midst of a tornado or an equinoctial storm, neither is rowing.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For even at this stillest of hours there is far less repose in Nature than we imagine.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a good day for rowing?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
works
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From this reading There are days when rowing is as toilsome and exhausting a process as is Bunyan's idea of virtue; while there are other days, like the present, when it seems a mere Oriental passiveness and the forsaking of works,--just an excuse to Nature for being out among her busy things.
