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1863
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONSCRIPT’S CHRISTMAS.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
apparent
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
best
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
Big
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
carbines
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
carried
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading A CONSCRIPT’S CHRISTMAS.
cold
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
CONSCRIPT'S
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From this reading A CONSCRIPT’S CHRISTMAS.
conversation
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
Corn
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
December
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
desultory
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
direction
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
disagreeableness
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
early
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
enjoyed
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
glance
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
horsemen
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
irritating
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
Jasper
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
laps
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
listlessly
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
making
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
mist
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
Mountain
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
now
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
pushing
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
saddles
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
sat
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From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
started
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
Sugar
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
Sunday
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
top
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
town
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From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
truth
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
two
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
Valley
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had started from the little town of Jasper early in the morning, and it was apparent at a glance that they had not enjoyed the journey.
way
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From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
weather
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From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On a Sunday afternoon in December, 1863, two horsemen were making their way across Big Corn Valley in the direction of Sugar Mountain.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, the journey from Jasper to the top of Sugar Mountain was not a pleasant one even in the best of weather, and now, with the wind pushing before it a bitterly cold mist, its disagreeableness was irritating.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They sat listlessly in their saddles, with their carbines across their laps, and whatever conversation they carried on was desultory.
