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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 The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
April
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
arrives
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
become
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
birds
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
cart
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
cattle
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
cold
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
comes
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From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
day
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
deep
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
down
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
earth
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
ells
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
flowers
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
gains
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
gathered
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
go
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
hide
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
highway
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
how
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
ice
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
inhabitants
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
late
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From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
lies
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
low
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
mail
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
mountains
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From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
much
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
once
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
only
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
passes
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
people
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
plow
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
put
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
restless
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
saying
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
shivering
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
shows
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
sky
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
snow
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
some
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
Spring
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From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
stalls
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From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
steamers
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
sun
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
talking
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
thawed
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring comes late in the mountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
then
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
three
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
times
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
together
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
traveler
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
valley
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
wayside
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From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
week
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Occasionally some traveler arrives, saying he has left his cart down in the valley, and he has flowers with him, which he shows,--he has gathered them by the wayside.
winter
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, the snow still lies three ells deep; the cattle low in the stalls, and the birds come, but hide themselves, shivering with the cold.
wondering
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From this reading Then the people become restless, go about talking together, look at the sky and down in the valley, wondering how much the sun gains each day.
world
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From this reading The mail that passed along the highway during the winter three times a week, in April only passes once, and the inhabitants know then that in the outside world the snow is thawed, the ice broken; that the steamers are running, and the plow put into the earth.
