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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 A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
back
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
big
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
brows
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
calculations
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
camp
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
carefully
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
cold
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
cut
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
day
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
down
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
edge
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
Emile
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
estimating
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
few
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
fire
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
grow
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
grub
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
Guess
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
hand
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
hole
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
knitted
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
Lane
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
lost
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
made
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
MATTER
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
menoo
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
miles
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
more
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
notebook
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
now
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
plain
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
poplars
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
provisions
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
quantity
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
reached
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
reassuring
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
repacked
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
said
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
sat
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
scattered
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
Sergeant
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
Sergeant's
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From this reading The Sergeant's brows were knitted, for the calculations he had made were not reassuring.
small
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
Stony
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
straggling
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
trees
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From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
turning
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
village
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From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The time we lost turning back to the Stony village has made a big hole in our grub," he said.
we'll
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From this reading "Guess we'll have to cut the menoo down and do a few more miles a day."
weight
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From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A MATTER OF DUTY Sergeant Lane sat by the camp fire in a straggling bluff, a notebook in his hand, while Emile repacked a quantity of provisions, the weight of which they had been carefully estimating.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scattered trees were small and let the cold wind in, for the party had now reached the edge of the plain where the poplars began to grow.
