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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 WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
act
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
always
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
Arthur
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
back
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
Bar
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
better
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
black
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
blue
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
bright
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
came
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
certainty
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
clear
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
cloud
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
DART
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
day
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
days
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
deeply
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
departed
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
enmity
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
father's
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
finding
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
followed
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
girl
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
giving
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
golden
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
gone
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
headlong
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
held
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
horizon
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
immediately
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
L-M
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
like
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
LOCK
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
locked
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
loved
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
MacKelvey
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
made
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
mountain
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
once
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
opportunity
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
own
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
passes
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
peace
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
PICKS
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
pondered
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
promised
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
rare
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
rashly
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
reason
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
recounted
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
revolver
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
rode
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
sake
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
sanely
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
see
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
Shandon
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
sheriff
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
single
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
sky
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
sped
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
summer
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
taken
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
talking
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
tragedy
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
version
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From this reading He would have told the sheriff his own version of the tragedy; he would have recounted the finding of the revolver by Wanda, her giving it to him, his certainty that Arthur had taken his own life.
vision
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From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
Wanda
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
way
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
Wayne
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From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
WILLIE
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From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
winter
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From this reading Not until summer had gone its bright way and winter had come, locked the mountain passes and departed again, was the way to be made clear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But having promised Wanda to do nothing rashly, without again talking with her, having pondered deeply as he rode back to the Bar L-M and during the days which followed, he came to see sanely that for his own sake and for the sake of the girl he loved it would be better if he held his peace until time and thought brought clear vision.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Wayne Shandon could have had the opportunity to act at once when Wanda told him the reason of her father's open enmity he would have gone immediately in his headlong way to MacKelvey.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading WILLIE DART PICKS A LOCK The summer sped by like one long golden day under its rare blue sky; yet always upon the horizon was that single black cloud.
