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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 But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
apace
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
back
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
big
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
blow
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From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
checking
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
chill
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
coffee
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From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
cool
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
crack
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
crumbling
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
dinner
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From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
distance
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
driving
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
early
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
evening
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From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
excused
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
fell
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From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
few
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
flames
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
gathered
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
going
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
immediately
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From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
impetus
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
incapable
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
library
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From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
log
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
mysteries
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
new
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
night
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
now
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
progress
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
pump-gun
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
ranch
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
retire
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blow fell immediately after dinner that same evening.
sending
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
sharp
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
sticks
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
Terence
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From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
things
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Terence excused himself early to retire to the mysteries of a new pump-gun.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
turned
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From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
Vance
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From this reading Elizabeth and Vance took their coffee into the library.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night had turned cool, with a sharp wind driving the chill through every crack; so a few sticks were sending their flames crumbling against the big back log.
working
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From this reading But while he had been working at a distance, things had been going on apace at the ranch, a progress which had now gathered such impetus that he found himself incapable of checking it.
