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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 GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
Arctic
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
atmosphere
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
atoned
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
back
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
big
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
boards
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
breath
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
brilliancy
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
called
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
calm
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
characterized
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
COMES
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
comfortably
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
considered
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
daughter
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
driving
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
exudations
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
farm
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
Flett
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
frost
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
futile
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
George's
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
glowed
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
GRANT
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
homestead
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
hot
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
hours
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
iron
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
lay
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
liquor
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
living-room
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
man
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
mental
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
middle
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
night
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
now
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
officers
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
patience
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
permeated
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
persevering
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
prairie
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
raged
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
RESCUE
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
resinous
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
room
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
sat
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
search
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
silent
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
smell
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
smugglers
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
sound
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
stale
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
stirring
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
storm
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
stove
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From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
superior
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
there
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
Trooper
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From this reading Grant and his daughter had called when driving back from a distant farm, and Trooper Flett had returned to the homestead after a futile search for the liquor smugglers.
twenty-four
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From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
useful
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From this reading He was not characterized by mental brilliancy, but his persevering patience atoned for that, and his superior officers considered him a sound and useful man.
warm
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GRANT COMES TO THE RESCUE The storm had raged for twenty-four hours, but it had now passed, and it was a calm night when a little party sat in George's living-room.
white
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From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, the white prairie lay still and silent under the Arctic frost, but there was no breath of wind stirring and the room was comfortably warm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A big stove glowed in the middle of it, and the atmosphere was permeated with the smell of hot iron, stale tobacco, and the exudations from resinous boards.
