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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 Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
any
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
back
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
considerable
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
COVENANT
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
DAVID
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
day
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
decrepit
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
deeply
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
distance
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
dripping
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
faced
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
father's
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
feet
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
finally
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
fire
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
gate
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
held
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
home
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
homeless
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From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
homes
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
hospitable
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
infrequent
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
JOSLIN
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
kept
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
knew
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
lights
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
lived
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
narrow
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
near
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
night
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
now
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
occupant
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
own
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
rain
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
ravine
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
river
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
sheltered
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From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
showed
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
side
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
slushed
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
Steadily
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
stream
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
swollen
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
there
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
turn
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From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
turned
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For a considerable distance he kept to the valley until finally he turned into a narrow, deeply sheltered ravine which as he knew had no occupant.
up
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
valley
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From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he did not turn to any one of these, homeless as he was himself.
wastrel
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From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
welcome
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BLOOD COVENANT DAVID JOSLIN turned from his own wastrel fire, his own decrepit gate, as but now he had from his father’s, and he did not look back at what he had left.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Steadily his feet slushed forward, as he held his course through the dripping rain, faced now up the valley of the stream near which he lived.
windows
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From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here and there, on this side or that of the swollen river, showed infrequent lights at the windows of homes—each a hospitable home where he would be welcome at any time of the day or night.
