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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 Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
ages
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
ailing
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
bigger
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
birch
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
bumping
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
capable
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
children
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
close
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
clustering
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
convince
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
convoy
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
corn
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
country
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
dale
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
day
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
day's
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
dense
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
dividing
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
down
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
drawing
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
ear
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
evergreens
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
exile
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
expected
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
eyes
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
face
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
failed
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
favour
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
feet
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
fields
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
flowers
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
following
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
food
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
forests
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
gathered
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gave
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
gemmed
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
green
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
GREW
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
hill
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
houses
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
husband
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
intervals
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
land
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
lay
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
lean
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
less
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
log
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
man
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
march
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
mighty
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
mothers
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
now
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
offerings
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
officer
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
Palma
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
Pavlof
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
perambulatory
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
places
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
political
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
poplar
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
prairie
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
prisoners
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
road
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
rolling
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
saw
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
SEEDS
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
showed
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
shy
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
small
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
smiled
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
some
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
soon
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
spells
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
straggling
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
stretches
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
tall
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
teléga
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
thanks
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
thick
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
tired
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
travel
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From this reading Palma and he, as political prisoners, had the right to travel in a bumping teléga.
travellers
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
twelve
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
up
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
villages
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
weather-beaten
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
WHITE
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From this reading HOW THE WHITE SEEDS GREW As Pavlof had expected, the following day saw them on the road.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
wide
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
wife
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
wild
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From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whatever their ages, their small feet soon tired of the road, and they showed their thanks to the tall man with the pleasant lean face--whose eyes still smiled at them even when the day's march was drawing to a close--by shy offerings of the wild flowers they had gathered during their perambulatory spells.
women
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From this reading Their road lay up hill and down dale, through fine rolling country--mighty stretches of prairie land gemmed with flowers, dense forests of birch and poplar with evergreens clustering thick below, and now and again wide fields of corn still green in the ear, and, at long intervals, straggling villages of weather-beaten log houses where the women gave the children food.
yielding
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From this reading They both gave up their places in favour of less capable travellers--Palma yielding his to an ailing wife who was following her husband into exile, and Pavlof dividing his among some of the bigger children, whose mothers had failed to convince the convoy officer that they were under twelve.
