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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 Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
all
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
Benton
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From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
black
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
circle
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
consist
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
convulsion
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
countenance
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
cry
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
dozen
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
faint
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
fainter
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
far
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
fire
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
Fort
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From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
hundred
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
invisible
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
Involuntarily
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
jangled
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
joined
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From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
mainly
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
minutes
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
Missouri
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From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
more
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
nature
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
nearer
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
Nick
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
Old
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
once
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
opposite
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
out
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
outer
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
pleasing
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
quarter
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
rose
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From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
sent
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
shutting
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
sides
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
some
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
steamboat
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From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
stirred
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
study
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
tall
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
Then
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
three
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
together
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
tune
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
up
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again rose the faint far cry, and was answered by one fainter and more far in the opposite quarter.
watch
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From this reading About this time it was a pleasing study to watch the countenance of Old Nick.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading This party had joined us at Fort Benton, whither he had come on a steamboat, up the Missouri.
whole
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
widening
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From this reading Involuntarily we drew nearer together, and some one of the party stirred the fire till it sent up a tall flame, widening the black circle shutting us in on all sides.
wolves
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
world
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From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Then another, and yet another, struck in--a dozen, a hundred all at once; and in three minutes the whole invisible outer world seemed to consist mainly of wolves, jangled out of tune by some convulsion of nature.
