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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 Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
Alm-Uncle
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
almost
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
away
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
big
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
broom
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
careful
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
creep
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
daily
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
dig
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
door
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
else
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
enough
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
extricate
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
fall
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
feet
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
fell
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
fresh
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
front
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
frost
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
get
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
gone
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
ground
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
handed
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
hard
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
head
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
high
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
house
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
hut
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
ice
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
immediately
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
inside
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
large
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
level
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
lying
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
made
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
mass
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
mother
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
night
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
only
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
opened
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
out
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
Peter
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
sank
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
severe
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
shoulders
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
sitting-room
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
snow
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
soft
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
soon
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
struggle
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
Then
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
there
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
up
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From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
very
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
view
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
wall
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
way
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
well
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
whole
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From this reading He had to be careful to dig the snow well away, or else as soon as the door was opened the whole soft mass would fall inside, or, if the frost was severe enough, it would have made such a wall of ice in front of the house that no one could have gone in or out, for the window was only big enough for Peter to creep through.
window
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From this reading Peter had to get out of the window of the sitting-room every morning, and if the frost had not been very hard during the night, he immediately sank up to his shoulders almost in the snow and had to struggle with hands, feet, and head to extricate himself.
windows
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From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snow was lying so high around the hut that the windows looked level with the ground, and the door had entirely disappeared from view.
worked
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From this reading Then his mother handed him the large broom, and with this he worked hard to make a way to the door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Alm-Uncle had been up there he would have had to do what Peter did daily, for fresh snow fell every night.
