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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
ALL
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
Arctic
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
aroused
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
available
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
aware
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
birch
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
bowl
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
carriers
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
chattels
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
civility
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
coming
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
consideration
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
construes
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
convoy
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
cows
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
dairy
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
demanded
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
deposit
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not request; we demanded.
ear
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
evil-tasting
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From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
Finn
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
hours
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
house
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
kitchen
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
knob
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
Küstula
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
ladies
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
lobby
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
making
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
man
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
MARCHES
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
most
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
mouths
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From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
narrow
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not request; we demanded.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
only
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
out
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
person
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
produce
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
ready
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
request
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From this reading We did not request; we demanded.
Scurujärvi
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
sour-smelling
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
squint
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
tall
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
three
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From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
understood
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From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
vague
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the kitchen, across the narrow lobby, the man with one ear was making a bowl out of a knob of birch, and as he seemed the person of most consideration available, we demanded from him that three carriers should be ready for us in a couple of hours' time to convoy us and our chattels to Scurujärvi or Küstula.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We understood the Arctic Finn by this time, and were quite aware that he only construes civility as weakness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
woke
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From this reading We woke with evil-tasting mouths and went outside.
WORST
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From this reading THE WORST MARCHES OF ALL One of the ladies of the house, a tall person with a vague squint, aroused us next morning by coming into the sour-smelling dairy to deposit the morning produce of the cows.
