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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
ago
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
appeared
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
ask
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From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
attention
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
attracted
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
bearing
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
boldness
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
boots
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From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
bronzed
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
busy
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
came
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From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
certain
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
city
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
clad
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
curious
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
day
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
face
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
figure
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
furrowed
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
garb
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
gone
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
high
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
How
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From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
lines
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
long-haired
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
man
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
men
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From this reading There he was, one of the old-time “long-haired men” of the West.
mountains
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
new
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
old-time
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From this reading There he was, one of the old-time “long-haired men” of the West.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he was, one of the old-time “long-haired men” of the West.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
PATHWAY
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
peculiarities
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
plains
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
shade
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
street
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
surroundings
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
taken
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
tall
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
there
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
throng
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
timorous
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
WATERS
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
West
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From this reading There he was, one of the old-time “long-haired men” of the West.
Western
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From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS[3] On a busy street of a certain Western city there appeared, not long ago, a figure whose peculiarities attracted the curious attention of the throng through which he passed.
why
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From this reading How he came to the city, whence he came, or why, it boots little to ask.
wide-hatted
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From this reading It was a man, tall, thin, bronzed, wide-hatted, long-haired, clad in the garb of a day gone by.
winds
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From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face, furrowed with the winds of the high plains and of the mountains, and bearing still the lines of boldness and confidence, had in these new surroundings taken on a shade of timorous anxiety.
