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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 THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
amusement
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
back
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
band
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
begun
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
boot
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
BUSH
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
certainly
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
checked
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
city
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
civilization
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
clothes
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
complaint
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
cool
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
crossed
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
descending
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
dust
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
entered
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
fell
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
felt
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
firs
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
forehead
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
galled
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
going
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
grip
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
hat
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
high
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
horse
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
indeed
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
irksome
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
jacket
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
jaded
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
league
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
made
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
MEN
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
Nasmyth
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
neatly-fitting
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
new
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
petty
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
prospect
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
railroad
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
rather
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
recognized
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
red
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
resent
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
restraint
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
restraints
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
ride
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
ridge
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
scrambling
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
settled
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
shoulders
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
shrink
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
side
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
sinister
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
smiled
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
somewhat
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
thick
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From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
tight
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
tightened
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red dust had settled thick upon his city clothes, and for the first time he found the restraint of them irksome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
towering
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
trail
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
troubles
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From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
unpleasantly
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
untrammelled
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From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
up
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From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were, as he recognized, petty troubles, and he was rather astonished that he should resent them, as he certainly did.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading He remembered that a little while before he had made no complaint against the restraints of civilization, and had, indeed, begun to shrink from the prospect of going back to the untrammelled life of the wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The band of his new hat had tightened unpleasantly about his forehead, and in scrambling up the side of the last high ridge which he had crossed, one neatly-fitting boot had galled his foot, while he smiled with somewhat sinister amusement as he felt the grip of the tight jacket on his shoulders.
wound
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From this reading THE MEN OF THE BUSH A cool shadow fell upon the descending trail that wound in among the towering firs, and Nasmyth checked his jaded horse as he entered on the last league of his long ride from the railroad.
