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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 Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
acquiescence
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
all
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
aroused
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
Biddon
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
breakfast
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
calling
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
chaps
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
cheerful
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
continue
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
ear
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
feed
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
feet
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
fire
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
friend's
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
got
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
graces
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
hasty
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
just
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
kindled
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
light
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
made
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
minutes
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
moved
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
moving
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
Nat
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
north
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
off
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
only
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
possible
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
prairie
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
reasonable
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
slumber
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From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
sprang
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
STORY
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From this reading THE TRAPPER’S STORY.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
sun
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
swaller
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
swallowed
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From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAPPER’S STORY.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
TRAPPER'S
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From this reading THE TRAPPER’S STORY.
two
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our fire was kindled, a hasty breakfast swallowed, and just as the sun made its appearance above the prairie, we moved off toward the north.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
wishes
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From this reading Nat was already moving about, and I sprang to my feet, determined to continue in my friend’s good graces, if such a thing were possible, by a cheerful acquiescence in all his reasonable wishes.
yer
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I was aroused from my slumber, before it was yet light, by Biddon shaking me and calling in my ear:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
you've
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From this reading “Come, you chaps, you’ve got only two minutes to swaller yer feed in.”
