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Chapter X
But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field. How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation? County seat after county seat began to send in its reports. All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet. The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.”
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later than; following
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
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From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
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From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
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From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
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From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
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From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
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From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
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From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
above and across; more than
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
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From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading County seat after county seat began to send in its reports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But more especially Jadwin watched Nebraska, that State which is one single vast wheat field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would Nebraska do, Nebraska which alone might feed an entire nation?
but in spite of that
From this reading All over the State the grip of winter held firm even yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wheat had been battered by incessant gales, had been nipped and harried by frost; everywhere the young half-grown grain seemed to be perishing.
