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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 And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
Alaska
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From this reading And, day by day, Alaska grew more remote and less real.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
city
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From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
civilization
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
closer
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
colossal
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
conception
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
Day
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
earth
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
endeared
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
finer
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
flesh
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
flies
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
forgot
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
fresh
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
gave
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
grew
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From this reading And, day by day, Alaska grew more remote and less real.
grip
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
hand
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
hour
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
humanity
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
kind
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
Kitty
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
less
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From this reading And, day by day, Alaska grew more remote and less real.
loomed
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
met
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
more
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
own
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
people
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
Primarily
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From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
put
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
real
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From this reading And, day by day, Alaska grew more remote and less real.
remote
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From this reading And, day by day, Alaska grew more remote and less real.
sense
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
Sharon
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
snow
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
then
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
virile
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From this reading And his fresh earth grip and virile conception of humanity gave him a finer sense of civilization and endeared civilization to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Primarily, he was of the city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
woman
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
world
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From this reading Day by day the people of the city clung closer to him and the world loomed more colossal.
year
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
Yukon
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From this reading And then he met Kitty Sharon--a woman of his own flesh and blood and kind; a woman who put her hand into his hand and drew him to her, till he forgot the day and hour and the time of the year the first snow flies on the Yukon.
