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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 There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
air
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
almost
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
awaiting
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
back
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
big
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
blankets
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
Bow
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From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
bright
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
bunting
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
came
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
camp
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
celebration
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From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
Claire
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From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
connivance
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
convalescent
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
danger
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
eaves
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
emergency
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
evening
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
festival
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
festivity
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
fifty-five
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
foreman's
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
frightened
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
give
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
hospital
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
house
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
hung
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
Indian
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
intended
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
Lanterns
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
lumber
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
lumber-jacks
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
men
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
Nettie
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
nightly
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
now
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From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
out
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
place
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
pronounced
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
provisions
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
rafters
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From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
rounds
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
smuggled
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From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
surprise
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From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
There
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From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lanterns hung from rafters and eaves to give the place an air of festivity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a celebration at Bow Claire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Nettie came from the foreman's house that evening, to make her nightly rounds of her emergency camp hospital, the surprise party awaiting her almost frightened her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Across the back of the big lumber camp, where the fifty-five men who had pulled through were now convalescent, bunting and bright Indian blankets were hung.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that the last of the men had been pronounced out of danger, the lumber-jacks, with the connivance of the doctor and an Indian, had smuggled into the camp the provisions for the intended festival.
