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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 She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
afraid
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
all
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
ask
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
better
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
Billy
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
Buck
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
cattle
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
close
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
coat
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
cold
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
comfortably
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
covering
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
cuddled
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
curled
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
enough
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
fact
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
flour
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
fur
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
JOKE
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
lay
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
leave
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
living
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
Louise
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
meant
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
mentioned
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
more
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
most
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
near
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
night
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
Olney
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
pillow
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
sack
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
safely
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
slept
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
smelly
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
spent
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
stayed
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
stove
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
summon
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
there
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
unbrokenly
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From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
wanted
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
Ward
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From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
Ward's
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
well
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From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the morning, if Ward were well enough, she meant to ask him about those cattle he had mentioned when he thought her Buck Olney.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Ward slept more unbrokenly than he had done for a long time, while Billy Louise lay cuddled under the smelly fur and thought and thought.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was afraid to leave Ward until his cold was safely better, and there was no one living near enough to summon; no one whom she wanted to summon, in fact, however close they might have been.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
WOLF
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From this reading THE WOLF JOKE Billy Louise stayed all night.
wolf-skins
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From this reading She spent most of the night curled comfortably on the wolf-skins beside the stove, with a sack of flour for a pillow and Ward's fur coat for covering.
