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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 _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
ago
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
aimlessly
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
air
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
angry
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
barren
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
Billy
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
black
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
cabin
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
Charming
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
cheeringly
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
cigarette
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
comfort
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
companionship
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From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
corner
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
crackling
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
crooning
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
dependable
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
desolateness
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
disapproval
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From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
down
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
dreaming
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
felt
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
fickle
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
fire
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
friendship
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
glance
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From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
half-conscious
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From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
handle
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
hearing
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
hills
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
hollows
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
human
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
icy
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
inside
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
knew
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
land
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
lazy
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
lonesomely
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
longed
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From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
lowering
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
mourned
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
northwest
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
place
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
placidly
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
portent
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
puffing
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
purple
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
red
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
rising
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
seen
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
sent
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From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
shadows
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
shining
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
sighed
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
singing
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
sky
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
some
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
spout
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
steam
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
stove
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
straight
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
sun
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
teakettle
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
too
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From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
unhappy
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
unmarred
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From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
untidy
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From this reading He sent a glance of half-conscious disapproval around the untidy cabin.
Visitor
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From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
wail
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
well
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From this reading Charming Billy, hearing the crooning wail of it, knew well the portent and sighed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had been dreaming aimlessly of a place he had seen not so long ago; a place where the stove was black and shining, with a fire crackling cheeringly inside and a teakettle with straight, unmarred spout and dependable handle singing placidly to itself and puffing steam with an air of lazy comfort, as if it were smoking a cigarette.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Perhaps he, too, felt something of the desolateness without and perhaps he, too, longed for some human companionship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Charming Billy Has a Visitor._ The wind, rising again as the sun went down, mourned lonesomely at the northwest corner of the cabin, as if it felt the desolateness of the barren, icy hills and the black hollows between, and of the angry red sky with its purple shadows lowering over the unhappy land--and would make fickle friendship with some human thing.
