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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 ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
athwart
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
axe
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
big
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
boughs
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
bracing
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
came
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
caught
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
chilled
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
clambered
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
clamour
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
climb
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
clink
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
curious
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
dark
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
Daylight
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
divide
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
down
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
drills
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
dying
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
effect
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
faint
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
felt
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
floundered
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
flurry
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
forward
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
glad
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
Gordon
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
growing
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
gully
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
hand
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
haze
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
head
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
horse
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
impulsively
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
jaded
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
led
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
little
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
long
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
louder
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
materialized
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
Nasmyth
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
NIGHT'S
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
out
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
path
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
pines
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
pulsations
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
reassuring
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
river
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
rock
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
shadows
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
shelter
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
sight
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
sliding
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
slopes
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
snow
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
sound
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
spite
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
steep
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
straightened
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
strode
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
TASK
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
there
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
thrill
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
toilsome
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
tossing
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
trees
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
up
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From this reading The sound had a bracing effect on him, and he felt a curious little thrill as the clamour of the river came up to him in long pulsations.
wailed
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From this reading The dark boughs wailed above him, tossing athwart his path a haze of sliding snow, but he caught a faint and reassuring clink of drills, and straightened himself as he clambered down between the trees.
warmer
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From this reading It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
waters
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From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
whirling
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From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ONE NIGHT'S TASK Daylight was dying out in a flurry of whirling snow, when Nasmyth, who led a jaded horse, floundered down from the steep rock slopes of the divide into the shelter of the dark pines about the head of the gully.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sound of the waters was growing louder when Gordon, with a big axe in his hand, materialized out of the shadows, and strode forward impulsively at the sight of him.
