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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 At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
chilling
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
clear
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
cold
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
concealed
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
cough
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
Daylight
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From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
dry
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
Dyea
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
edges
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
few
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
Forty
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
frost
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
giving
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
hacking
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
held
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
Kama
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From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
kept
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
killing
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From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
letters
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
load
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
lung-tissue
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
lungs
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
magnificently
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From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
Microscopically
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
Mile
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
mouth
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
now
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
off
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
only
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
pace
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From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
pounds
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
pride
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
provisions
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
restocked
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
result
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
rise
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
shut
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
Sixty
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
slough
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
small
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
snap
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From this reading His pride kept his mouth shut, but the result of the chilling of his lungs in the cold snap could not be concealed.
steadily
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From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Sixty Mile they restocked provisions, added a few pounds of letters to their load, and held steadily on.
touched
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From this reading Microscopically small had been the edges of the lung-tissue touched by the frost, but they now began to slough off, giving rise to a dry, hacking cough.
trail
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
unbroken
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From this reading From Forty Mile they had had unbroken trail, and they could look forward only to unbroken trail clear to Dyea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daylight stood it magnificently, but the killing pace was beginning to tell on Kama.
