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1915
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
adventures
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
any
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
areas
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
astonishing
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
beaver
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
befallen
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
befell
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
big
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
Canada
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
caribou
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
century
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
classes
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
closing
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
CURIOUS
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
end
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
enjoy
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
expected
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
fortnight
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
forty
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
game
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
headway
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
hunting
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
indeed
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
interesting
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
land
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
large
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
made
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
mentioning
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
moose
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
most
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
nineteenth
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
northern
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
practise
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
preserving
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
private
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
protected
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
province
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
Quebec
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
reserve
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
sight
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
size
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
some
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
spent
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From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
States
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE In 1915 I spent a little over a fortnight on a private game reserve in the province of Quebec.
theory
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
there
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
trip
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
two
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
United
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
very
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From this reading These protected areas, some of very large size, come in two classes.
wild
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From this reading In both Canada and the United States the theory and indeed the practise of preserving wild life on protected areas of land have made astonishing headway since the closing years of the nineteenth century.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
woods
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
worth
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From this reading I had expected to enjoy the great northern woods, and the sight of beaver, moose, and caribou; but I had not expected any hunting experience worth mentioning.
years
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From this reading Nevertheless, toward the end of my trip, there befell me one of the most curious and interesting adventures with big game that have ever befallen me during the forty years since I first began to know the life of the wilderness.
