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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 Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
apparently
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
big
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
binder
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
bracing
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
bright
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
chaff
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
cold
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
cool
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
corral
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
country
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
day
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
days
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
dollar
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
down
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
dragged
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
evenings
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
field
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
foreseen
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
framing
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
fresh
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
gorged
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
granary
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
grew
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
happened
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
harvest
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
harvesting
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
home
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
horses
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
humming
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
infrequently
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
jaded
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
jolting
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
latter
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
led
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
lengthening
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
machine
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
machines
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
men
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
minute
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
new
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
out
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
pale
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
prospered
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
provided
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
ready
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
repletion
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
REVELATION
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
rows
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
seldom
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
separator
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
sheaves
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
shone
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
shoot
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
shorter
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
smoke
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
sowing
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
stacked
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
stars
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
stoppage
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
stored
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
straw
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
streaked
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
streamed
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
sunrise
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
sunshine
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
teams
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
then
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
there
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
thrasher
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
tired
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
wagons
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
wasted
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
wheat
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
willow
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From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
Witham
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
Witham's
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From this reading THE REVELATION Witham's harvesting prospered as his sowing had done, for day by day the bright sunshine shone down on standing wheat and lengthening rows of sheaves.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Then--for wheat is seldom stacked in that country--as the days grew shorter and the evenings cool, the smoke of the big thrasher streaked the harvest field, and the wagons went jolting between humming separator and granary, until the latter was gorged to repletion, and the wheat was stored within a willow framing beneath the chaff and straw that streamed from the shoot of the great machine.
wore
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From this reading Not infrequently it happened that the men wore out the teams and machines, but there was no stoppage then, for fresh horses were led out from the corral or a new binder was ready.
work
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From this reading It was in the bracing cold of sunrise the work began, and the first pale stars were out before the tired men and jaded horses dragged themselves home again.
worth
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From this reading Every minute was worth a dollar, and Witham, who had apparently foreseen and provided for everything, wasted none.
