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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 was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
all
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
beating
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
better
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
blew
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
came
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
coming
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
complicated
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
coolness
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
dangers
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
Diana
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
difficult
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
down
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
drifts
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
driving
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
drove
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
engineering
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
faces
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
get
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
getting
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
got
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
hard
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
heavy
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
high
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
home
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
lodged
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
masses
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
Masters
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
More
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
Mr
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
near
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
once
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
out
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
Patience
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
piled
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
places
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
Prince
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
put
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
rather
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
see
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
SETTLED
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From this reading SETTLED.
shoulders
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
sleigh
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
slowly
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
snow
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
snow-bank
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
snowfall
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
some
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
storm
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
thick
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
up
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
very
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
way
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From this reading Patience and coolness and good driving got the better of dangers however, and slowly the way was put behind them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
white
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From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
wild
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From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the wind blew hard, and the snow came driving and beating down upon their shoulders and faces in thick white masses; and the drifts had piled up in some places very high.
withal
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
work
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From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More than once the sleigh, Prince and all, was near being lodged in a snow-bank, from which the getting free would have been a work of time; Mr. Masters had to get out and do some rather complicated engineering; and withal, through the thick and heavy snowfall it was difficult to see what they were coming to.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a very wild storm yet through which Mr. Masters drove Diana home.
