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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 HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
act
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From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
action
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
all
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alters
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
back
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banks
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
beauty
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blossoms
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brief
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chiefly
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concerned
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convict-forwarding
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courses
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day
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deals
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deliberate
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detail
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dreary
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emotions
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From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
exercise
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facts
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flower
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fortunately
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
fragrant
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
fruit
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fullest
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ground
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
growth
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From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
HADES
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happened
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
houses
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
HOW
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human
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From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
Imperial
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inside
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
just
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large
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
lives
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makes
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
miles
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months
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more
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muddy
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observance
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From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
once
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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
Paul
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
Pavlof
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Petersburg
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pick
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plant
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
planting
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From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
prison
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privilege
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rather
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realistic
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From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
record
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rounds
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
saw
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seed
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
seedling
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From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
seen
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
sheepfolds
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
single
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
sitting
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skip
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small
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St
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stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
sum
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
then
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
thousand
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
threads
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
three
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
Tom
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
Tomsk
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
too
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From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
twelve
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
up
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From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We exercise our privilege, then--more fortunately than those chiefly concerned--and skip twelve dreary months, and pick up the threads once more inside one of the Imperial sheepfolds--the great stockade of the Tomsk convict-forwarding prison, three thousand miles from St. Petersburg, on the banks of muddy Tom.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW ONE FOUND HIMSELF IN HADES This brief record deals with human emotions rather than with a too realistic detail of all the facts which excited them.
wooden
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From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
word
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From this reading It is the sum of the small that makes the large, and a single word may plant the seed which, in its time, blossoms into fragrant action, and alters the courses of lives, and rounds life itself at last into its fullest beauty.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, since every deliberate act in life is fruit or flower of seedling thought, the planting and growth of these is worthy of observance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if you had happened to be sitting on the ground with your back against one of the wooden houses inside the great stockade that day, this is what you would have seen, just as Paul Pavlof saw it.
