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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
any
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
apart
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
Assimilation
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ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
away
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
barbarism
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
Benevolent
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Brothers
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
checked
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
Civilization
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
cleared
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
confines
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
covenant
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
DESIRE
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
Down
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
emissaries
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
event
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
Events
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
far
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
food
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
graver
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
greater
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
hamlet
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
HEART'S
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held
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
Heretofore
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
hotel
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
How
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
indeed
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
Jim
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
kind
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
known
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
law
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
lay
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
leather
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
love
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
man's
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
MEETING
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men
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
metropolis
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
more
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
mountain
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
now
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
offers
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From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
only
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
out
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
problems
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questions
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
room
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
sent
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
stone
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
tables
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
teeming
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
There
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
thigh
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From this reading Heretofore there had been no covenant among these men, no law save that which lay in leather on each man's thigh.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
town
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From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
two
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
Uncle
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
Unexpected
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From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Civilization offers us no more, nor indeed does barbarism; for civilization and barbarism are not far apart.
valley
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From this reading Down at the stone hotel of Uncle Jim Brothers the tables had been cleared away to make room for this event, the first of its kind ever known in that valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEETING AT HEART'S DESIRE _How Benevolent Assimilation was checked by Unexpected Events_ There are two problems in life, and only two: food and love.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The great metropolis which sent its emissaries out to the little mountain hamlet never held within its teeming confines any greater or graver questions than those which were now to come before the town meeting of Heart's Desire.
