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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 A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
acceptance
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
accompanies
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
acquaintanceships
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
ambition
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
angle
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
barrier
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
becomes
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
better
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
bovine
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
changes
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
concerns
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
days
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
dreaming
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
dreams
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
emptiness
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
energy
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
environment
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
experience
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
falls
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
far
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
fired
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
general
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
grows
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
homes
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
humans
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From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
imperceptibly
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
incidents
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
inevitably
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
influences
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
isolation
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
leave
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From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
man
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
mark
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From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
MATTER
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
monotony
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
month
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
MONTHS
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
more
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
move
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
oases
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
Out
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
perhaps
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
periods
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From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
phlegmatic
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
raised
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
ranch
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
resolves
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
restless
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
scattered
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
slowly
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
sometimes
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
spaces
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
storm
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
succession
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
Summer
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
surplus
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
takes
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
temporarily
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
TWELVE
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
unbroken
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From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
uniformly
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They leave their mark upon humans--these periods of isolation.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A man or a ranch may experience complete isolation, and the unbroken monotony which sometimes accompanies it, for a month at a time.
wide
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From this reading A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO Out in the wide spaces, where homes are but scattered oases in the general emptiness, life does not move uniformly, so far as it concerns incidents or acquaintanceships.
winter
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
work
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From this reading Summer work or winter storm may be the barrier temporarily raised, and life resolves itself into a succession of days and nights unbroken by outside influences.
worse
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From this reading For better, for worse, the man changes slowly with the months; he grows more bovine in his phlegmatic acceptance of his environment, or he becomes restless and fired with a surplus energy of ambition, or he falls to dreaming dreams; whatever angle he takes, he changes, imperceptibly perhaps, but inevitably.
