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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 Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
afire
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
Allen
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
almost
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
arms
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
back
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
belonged
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
built
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
burned
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
cats
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
caught
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
choked
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
cinders
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
claims
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
contiguous
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
corners
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
crackle
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
discovered
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
eyes
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
fate
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
felt
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
fire
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
four
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
four-room
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
give
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
go
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
gunny
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
hotly
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
licking
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
lift
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
lungs
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
middle
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
now
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
old
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
Other
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
own
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
owners
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
permitted
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
person
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
probably
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
quarter
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
red
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
regret
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
roof
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
Rosemary
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
sack
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
scarcely
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
shack
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
shacks
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
show
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
smarting
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
spiteful
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
sympathy
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
term
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
three
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
tired
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
tongues
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
up
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
using
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From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
very
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
watched
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen stood still and watched it burn, and was a trifle surprised because she felt so little regret.
weep
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
wept
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From this reading Other shacks had caught fire and burned hotly, and she had wept with sympathy for the owners.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
wet
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
wielded
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From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Rosemary Allen, having wielded a wet gunny sack until her eyes were red and smarting and her lungs choked with cinders and her arms so tired she could scarcely lift them, was permitted by fate to be almost the first person who discovered that her quarter of the four-room shack built upon the four contiguous corners of four claims, was afire in the very middle of its roof.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those three old cats--I am using her own term, which was spiteful--would probably give up now, and go back where they belonged.
yellow
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From this reading But she did not weep when her own shack began to crackle and show yellow, licking tongues of flame.
