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1875
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
April
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
back
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From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
bank
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
Barclay's
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
begin
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
billow
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
bowed
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From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
burden
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
burdens
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From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
carpet
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
cockcrow
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From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
day
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
dimple
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
face
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
fields
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
gave
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
greatest
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
green
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
John
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
leathery
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
lived
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
March
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
masklike
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
midnight
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From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
more
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
night
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From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
off
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
office
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From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
riding
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
rise
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
spring
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
succeeding
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
sun
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
tanned
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
three
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
townships
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His back was bowed under a score of burdens.
watching
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From this reading For he lived in the open by day, riding among his fields in three townships, watching the green carpet of March rise and begin to dimple in April, and billow in May.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
wore
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
work
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
worked
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From this reading And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow.
worry
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From this reading But his greatest burden was the bank; for it gave him worry; and worry weighed upon him more than work.
years
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From this reading The spring sun of 1875 that tanned John Barclay's face gave it a leathery masklike appearance that the succeeding years never entirely wore off.
