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1852
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
351
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
already
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Amelia
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
apart
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Arena
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Argonaut
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
autographed
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
California
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
ceasing
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
copies
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
courtesy
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Craiger
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Criterion
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dearest
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Death
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
dedicate
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Desert
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
destinies
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
due
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edition
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
editors
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evening
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Fate
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
FATHER
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
figure
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
form
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fro
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
George
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Great
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
grim
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Idah
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
Jersey
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Joy
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
June
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
land
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Light
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
Loom
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Love
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
M
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
made
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
many
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MARRIED
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Meacham
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
men
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more
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MOTHER
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Munsey's
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
New
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
Newark
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
number
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
often
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
Out
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permanent
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Phebe
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
pioneers
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
print
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publications
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reappearance
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sat
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
Second
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
seen
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set
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
shot
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
shuttles
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
Sin
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
sketches
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Sorrow
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
Space
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
still
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
stories
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From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
strange
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
Strobridge
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
There
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
thousand
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
threads
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
Thursday
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
Washington
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From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
weaving
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
web
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of this autographed edition of “The Loom of the Desert,” one thousand copies were made; this one being number 351 Idah M. Strobridge MARRIED: In Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, evening, June the Second, 1852, Phebe Amelia Craiger of Newark, to George Washington Meacham of California.
West
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From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the courtesy of the editors of the “Argonaut,” “Out West,” “Criterion,” “Arena” and “Munsey’s”--in which publications many of these sketches have already seen print--is due their reappearance in more permanent form.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To these--my dearest; the FATHER and MOTHER who are my comrades still, I dedicate these stories of a land where we were pioneers.
Winds
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
women
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From this reading There, in that land set apart for Silence, and Space, and the Great Winds, Fate--a grim, still figure--sat at her loom weaving the destinies of desert men and women.
woven
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From this reading The shuttles shot to and fro without ceasing, and into the strange web were woven the threads of Light, and Joy, and Love; but more often were they those of Sorrow, or Death, or Sin.
