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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 ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
always
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
ANDY
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
awakening
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
back-yard
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
bargain
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
basket
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
blaze
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
bleating
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
blowing
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
break
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
bright
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
came
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
capacity
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
cattle
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
cheeks
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
coals
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
coldly
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
cows
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
door
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
down
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
dreary
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
dress
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
ear
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
Ethelyn
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
Ethie
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
Eunice
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
extended
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
eyes
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
falling
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
far-stretching
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
feeding
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
few
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
FIND
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
fire
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
frowned
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
gloomily
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
go
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
headache
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
heard
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
hearth
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
James
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
John
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
kindlings
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
knelt
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
level
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
lowing
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
MATTER
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
monotonous
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
mottled
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
near
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
nervous
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
night
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
November
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
objects
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
out
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
prairie
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
put
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
Richard's
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
ROOT
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
season
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
sheep
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
shiver
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
sick
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
sighed
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
sky
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
snows
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
sound
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
There
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
TRIES
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
turned
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From this reading Down in the back-yard James and John were feeding the cattle; the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the cows came to her ear as she turned with a shiver from the window.
unclosed
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
up
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From this reading There were but few objects to break up the monotonous level, and the mottled November sky frowned gloomily and coldly down upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
utmost
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
very
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From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
warm
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From this reading It was a part of Richard's bargain with Eunice that Ethie should always have a bright, warm fire to dress by, and the first thing Ethelyn heard as she unclosed her eyes was the sound of Eunice blowing the coals and kindlings into a blaze as she knelt upon the hearth, with her cheeks and eyes extended to their utmost capacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
window
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From this reading It was a very dreary awakening, and Ethelyn sighed as she looked from her window out upon the far-stretching prairie, where the first snows of the season were falling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ANDY TRIES TO FIND THE ROOT OF THE MATTER Ethelyn was very sick with a nervous headache, and so Andy did not go in with his kindlings that night, but put the basket near the door, where Eunice would find it in the morning.
