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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 THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
away
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
back
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
bank
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
bed
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Blount's
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
brave
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
bring
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
Charley
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
Colonel
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Crazy
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
crept
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Death
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
drove
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
evening
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
false
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
FIERY
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
fixed
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
following
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
friend
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
FURNACE
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Gethsemane
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
go
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
gone
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
guide
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
hand
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
honor
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
Huff
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Huffs
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
inexorable
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
loved
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
lover
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
night
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
off
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
only
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
play
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
played
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
Sink
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
soul
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
speak
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
strive
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
subject
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
Three
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
throw
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
times
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
tired
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
trip
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
true
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
trusted
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From this reading Three times he had trusted her and three times she had played him false--and was that the honor of the Huffs?
Valley
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
Vegas
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From this reading His mind was still fixed on the Gethsemane of the soul that he had gone through in Blount's bank at Vegas, and strive as she would she could not bring him back to play his poor part as lover.
Virginia
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From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
wanderings
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIERY FURNACE To be a Huff, of course, was to be brave and true and never go back on a friend; but as the Colonel that evening began to speak on the subject, Virginia crept off to bed.
weeping
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
Wiley
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From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
willing
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From this reading Whether she loved him or not was not the question--not even if she was willing to throw away her life by following him in his wanderings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was tired from her night trip across the Sink of Death Valley, with only Crazy Charley for a guide; but it was Wiley, the inexorable, who drove her off weeping, for he would not take her hand.
