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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 A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
anxious
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
arrival
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
ashore
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
beard
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
believing
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
carried
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
children
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
corner
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
driving
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
EDEN
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
EVENING
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
eyebrows
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
fast
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
find
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
followed
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
full
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
gone
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
grizzled
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
hastily
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
home
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
hour
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
indeed
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
John
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
Jones
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
Landing
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
lanterns
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
learn
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
light
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
looking
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
Maizeville
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
MARCH
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
meet
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
Merton
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
mother
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
neighbor
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From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
old
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
proud
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From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
put
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
shelter
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
snow
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
snow-flakes
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
storehouse
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
storm
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
there
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From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
three
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
tired
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
usual
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From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
waiting
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From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MARCH EVENING IN EDEN At length we were fast at the Maizeville Landing, although long after the usual hour of arrival.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there he was, looking in the light of the lanterns as grizzled as old Time himself, with his eyebrows and beard full of snow-flakes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was anxious indeed to learn whether John Jones would meet us, or whether, believing that we would not come in such a storm, and tired of waiting, he had gone home and left us to find such shelter as we could.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Jones," I exclaimed, "you are a neighbor to be proud of already.
younger
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From this reading He and I hastily carried the three younger children ashore through the driving snow, and put them in a corner of the storehouse, while Merton followed with his mother.
