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afar
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
all
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From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
back
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
carried
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to John that the end had come of all the world.
country
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
crept
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
died
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
doors
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
eager
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
end
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From this reading It seemed to John that the end had come of all the world.
fact
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
forth
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
heavens
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
high
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
HOME
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
house
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
John
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
men
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
much
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
murderer
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
pitifully
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From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
ranch
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
Raridan
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
room
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
sat
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
Saxton
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
scouring
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to John that the end had come of all the world.
slow
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
SNOW
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
sun
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to John that the end had come of all the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
There
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
tragedy
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From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
twice
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
village
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From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
Warry
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From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOME THROUGH THE SNOW There was much to do, and John Saxton had been back and forth twice between the ranch house and the village before the sun had crept high into the heavens.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Warry Raridan was dead, and eager men were scouring the country for his murderer; but John Saxton sat in the room where Warry had died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little village had been slow to grasp the fact of the tragedy at its doors which had already carried its name afar.
world
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From this reading It seemed to John that the end had come of all the world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was much to do and yet it was so pitifully little after all!
