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10
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From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
8
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From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
according
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
adjoining
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
advance
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
arisen
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
arrived
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
awaited
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
bare
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
best
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
bronchos
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
Bud
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
CONQUEROR'S
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
COUNTRY
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
day
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
directions
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
due
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From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
dusted
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
East
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From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
eight
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From this reading It was now eight o'clock.
eighteenth
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
exterior
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
fed
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
freshly
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
girl
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
half-wild
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
harnessed
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
haunt
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
hotel
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
How
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
ill-kept
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
Landman
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
Landor
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
livery
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
lot
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
mound
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
new
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
now
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From this reading It was now eight o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading It was now eight o'clock.
occasion
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
occupant
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
OWN
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
paid
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
pair
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
passively
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
railway
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
rested
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
room
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
set
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
shambling
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
sign
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
single
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
sixteenth
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
Smith
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
stall
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
terminus
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
tiny
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
train
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From this reading The one train from the East was due at 8:10 of the morning.
twelfth
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
waiting
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From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
weather-stained
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
wedding
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From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a stall of the single livery, a pair of half-wild bronchos, fed and harnessed according to directions, were passively waiting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
wind-twisted
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From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within the shambling, ill-kept hotel, with its weather-stained exterior and its wind-twisted sign, the best room, paid for in advance and freshly dusted for the occasion, awaited an occupant.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN THE CONQUEROR'S OWN COUNTRY It was the day set for the wedding, the eighteenth since the girl had left, the sixteenth since a new mound had arisen on the bare lot adjoining that beneath which rested Landman Bud Smith, the twelfth since How Landor had arrived to haunt the tiny railway terminus.
