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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
away
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
became
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
boldest
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
Burning
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
Carmack
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
claims
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
daring
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From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
Daylight
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
days
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
diminution
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From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
down
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
far
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
five
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
furthermore
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From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
heads
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
held
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
hero
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
how
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
hunch
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
land
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
lose
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
luckiest
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
now
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
ones
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
ounce
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
prophesied
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
ridden
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
riding
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From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
rode
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
shook
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
story
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
strike
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
up
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From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
value
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From this reading Certainly he had ridden it far and away beyond the boldest, for no five of the luckiest held the value in claims that he held.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of his hunch and how he rode it was told up and down the land.
wise
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, furthermore, he was still riding the hunch, and with no diminution of daring.
won
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From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wise ones shook their heads and prophesied that he would lose every ounce he had won.
younger
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
Yukon
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From this reading The hero of the Yukon in the younger days before the Carmack strike, Burning Daylight now became the hero of the strike.
