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1840
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From this reading CONCORD, January 23, 1840.
23
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From this reading CONCORD, January 23, 1840.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
arctic
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
bear
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
bed
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
bending
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
brains
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
burden
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
chant
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
cold
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
coming
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
CONCORD
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From this reading CONCORD, January 23, 1840.
covering
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
DEAR
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
deep
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
door
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
down
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
early
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
Feel
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
fingers
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
floods
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
flow
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
frost
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
glittering
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
go
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
ground
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
guess
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
Horace
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
how
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
huge
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
inside
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
intolerable
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
January
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From this reading CONCORD, January 23, 1840.
late
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
Naushawtuct
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
numb
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
out
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
pain
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
ScarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
See
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
shutting
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
SISTER
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
sky
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
snow
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
snow-drift
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
Stands
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
stay
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
stick
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
There
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From this reading DEAR SISTER,--There is a huge snow-drift at the door, and the cold inside is intolerable.
thick
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
turn
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
up
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
very
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From this reading The very sky is coming down, I guess, and covering up the ground.
view
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
voice
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
windows
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
winter
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
woods
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From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would chant with Horace, if my voice did not stick in my throat,-- See how Naushawtuct, deep in snow, Stands glittering, while the bending woods Scarce bear their burden, and the floods Feel arctic winter stay their flow.
write
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From this reading I turn out late in the morning, and go to bed early; there is thick frost on the windows, shutting out the view; and here I write in pain, for fingers and brains are numb.
