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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
ash-colored
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
back
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beat
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
Big
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
blind
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From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
blur
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
BOOK
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
COBURN
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
country
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
Creek
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
dims
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
E
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From this reading --Margaret E. Sangster.
eating-house
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From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
especially
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From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
eye
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face
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
gathered
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
green
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
headlands
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
higher
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horizon
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
hot
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
level
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lines
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lost
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
Margaret
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From this reading --Margaret E. Sangster.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
more
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
pace
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
path
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prairie
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
promised
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
Sangster
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From this reading --Margaret E. Sangster.
see
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shut
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
storm
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
sunshine
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
three
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
tiger
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From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
together
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From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
wearies
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Meanwhile the May sunshine beat hot upon the green prairie, and the promised storm gathered itself together behind the horizon where the three headlands were lost in an ash-colored blur.
Wolf
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
writes
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From this reading THE COBURN BOOK And I see, from my higher level, It is not the path but the pace That wearies the back, and dims the eye, And writes the lines on the face.
Wyker
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From this reading And especially was it uncomfortable in the "blind tiger" of the Wyker eating-house.
Wykerton
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From this reading Wykerton, shut in by the broken country about Big Wolf Creek, was more uncomfortable than the open prairie.
