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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 Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He could stop thinking about Mary Thorn.
ache
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
all
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
camp
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
cedar
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
day
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
dumb
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
energy
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
exertion
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From this reading He found a relief he had not expected in physical exertion.
expected
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From this reading He found a relief he had not expected in physical exertion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
gait
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found a relief he had not expected in physical exertion.
hardened
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
haunt
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
haunting
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
Hawk's
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
hold
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
hours
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
house
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
laborer
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
learn
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
learned
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
logging
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
manual
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
Mary
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From this reading He could stop thinking about Mary Thorn.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
men
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
Nest
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
oppresses
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
physical
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From this reading He found a relief he had not expected in physical exertion.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He found a relief he had not expected in physical exertion.
Rod
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
sapped
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
some
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
somewhat
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
stop
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From this reading He could stop thinking about Mary Thorn.
strike
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
task
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could stop thinking about Mary Thorn.
Thorn
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From this reading He could stop thinking about Mary Thorn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
tried
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
two
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
utmost
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
vigorous
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
weathered
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From this reading And Mary Thorn did haunt him so long as he could look across from Hawk's Nest at that weathered cedar house.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
whisky
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From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He took to work as some men take to whisky when a dumb ache oppresses them or some haunting memory will not let them be.
work
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
young
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From this reading Rod found work in a logging camp a thing that tried his vigorous young body to the utmost until he hardened somewhat to the task and learned what every manual laborer must learn,--to strike a gait he could hold all day and not one that sapped his energy in two hours.
