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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 He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
announced
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From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
apparently
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
bristling
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
cabin
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
chain
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
club
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
confessed
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From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
distance
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
dog-musher
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
down
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
end
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
existence
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
Fang
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
ferocious
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
get
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
imparted
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
INDOMITABLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈmɑtəbəl/
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
It's
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From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
learned
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
leave
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
lessons
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
lying
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
Matt
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
means
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
oblivious
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
received
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
responded
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
said
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
sat
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
Scott
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From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
shrug
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
sled-dogs
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
snarling
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
stared
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From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
straining
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
stretched
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
sundry
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
taming
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From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
then
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From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
there's
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From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
Together
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
Weedon
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From this reading THE INDOMITABLE “It’s hopeless,” Weedon Scott confessed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Having received sundry lessons from Matt, said lessons being imparted by means of a club, the sled-dogs had learned to leave White Fang alone; and even then they were lying down at a distance, apparently oblivious of his existence.
White
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From this reading Together they looked at White Fang at the end of his stretched chain, bristling, snarling, ferocious, straining to get at the sled-dogs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat on the step of his cabin and stared at the dog-musher, who responded with a shrug that was equally hopeless.
wolf
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From this reading “It’s a wolf and there’s no taming it,” Weedon Scott announced.
