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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 FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
activities
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
all
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From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
Betty
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From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
Betty's
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
cabin
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
clear
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
crisp
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
days
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
DEEP
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
engaged
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
engagement
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From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
evenings
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
exhilaration
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
FATHOMS
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
followed
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
hurt
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From this reading Some of her thoughts hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
living
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
lungs
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
manner
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From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
men
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
mornings
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
other
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
Pass
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
Pegleg
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
remote
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
room
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From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
shocked
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From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
shut
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
slope
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
Some
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From this reading Some of her thoughts hurt.
sparkling
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
termination
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From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
thoughts
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From this reading Some of her thoughts hurt.
thousand
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was shocked at the termination of her engagement, at the manner of it.
way
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From this reading That was not the way it should have been done at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
winey
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
winter
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From this reading Betty had time to think during the long winter nights after she had retired to her room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
women
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
world
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From this reading FATHOMS DEEP The days followed each other, clear, sparkling, crisp, with mornings in which Betty’s lungs drew in a winey exhilaration of living, with evenings which shut the cabin on the slope of Pegleg Pass from a remote world of men and women engaged in a thousand activities.
