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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 "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
advised
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
agreed
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
all
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
Asham
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
beforehand
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
calculating
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
conductor
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
directions
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From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
drifting
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From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
father
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
go
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
ground
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
head
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
Helen
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
hour
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
mountains
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
Mr
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
near
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
night
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
only
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
pretend
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
reached
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
remarked
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
risen
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From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
said
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
Sands
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
say
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
shook
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
snow
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From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
solid
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
squall
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
stay
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
stop
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From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
stopping-place
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
tavern-keeper
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
team
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From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
there
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
too
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From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
up
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
weather
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From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
white
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From this reading By the time they reached Asham, their stopping-place, the ground was solid white.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tavern-keeper at Asham, to whom Mr. Sands went for "a team," advised them to stay all night, but this both Helen and her father agreed was not to be thought of.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will only be a squall," Mr. Sands said; but the conductor shook his head, and remarked that up there so near the mountains there was no calculating on weather.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, too, had risen, and was drifting the snow in all directions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It might stop in half an hour, or it might go on all night: no one could pretend to say beforehand which it would do.
