Chapter XVII
FOREST endless and splendid! We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it. It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again. It was lost, it was found. They said, “Here path!”
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Chapter XVII
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FOREST
endless
and
splendid!
We
white
men
often
saw
no
path,
but
the
red-brown
men
saw
it.
It
ran
level,
it
climbed,
it
descended;
then
began
the
three
again.
It
was
lost,
it
was
found.
They
said,
“Here
path!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FOREST
endless
and
splendid!
Line 2
We
white
men
often
saw
no
path,
but
the
red-brown
men
saw
it.
Line 3
It
ran
level,
it
climbed,
it
descended;
then
began
the
three
again.
Line 4
It
was
lost,
it
was
found.
Line 5
They
said,
“Here
path!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
Descended
noun
US /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was lost, it was found.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They said, “Here path!””
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
climbed
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From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
endless
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From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
FOREST
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From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lost, it was found.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They said, “Here path!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
level
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From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
lost
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From this reading It was lost, it was found.
men
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
often
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
path
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
ran
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From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
red-brown
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
said
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From this reading They said, “Here path!”
saw
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
splendid
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From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
then
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From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said, “Here path!”
three
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From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lost, it was found.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
white
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From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.