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MET IT IN THE ROAD. Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house. But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye. There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes. He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
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From this reading He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
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From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
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From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
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From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MET IT IN THE ROAD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MET IT IN THE ROAD.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading MET IT IN THE ROAD.
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From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
not any; not one
From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
above and across; more than
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading But, reaching there, no moss-covered logs greeted his eye.
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From this reading MET IT IN THE ROAD.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MET IT IN THE ROAD.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
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From this reading Long he sat there meditating over something precious as one does expecting trouble; and arising he walked rapidly to the gulch leading to his still house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
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From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
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From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
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From this reading He wiped his brow and upon a stone he sat down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a smoldering fire, with diminutive whirlpools of white ashes.
