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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 From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
accumulated
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From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
acres
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
all
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
almost
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
bathed
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
beast
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
broad
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
came
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
commemorateverbUS /kəˈmeməreɪt/
celebrate by some ceremony or observation
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
constancy
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
disease
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
endured
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
evermore
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
fatigue
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
final
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
haven
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
heartfelt
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
hearts
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From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
history
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
hunger
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
immigrant
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
impediment
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
knees
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
land
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
leader
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
learned
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
lips
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
man
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
Mississippi
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
Mormons
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
Mountains
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
Nature
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
overcome
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
place
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
prayer
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
privations
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
promised
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
Rocky
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
savage
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
saw
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
shaken
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From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
shores
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
sink
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
slopes
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
stoutest
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From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
struggled
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
sunlight
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
tenacity
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
terrors
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From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
There
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
thirst
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
trials
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From this reading This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven.
unparalleled
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
Utah
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
valley
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
virgin
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From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
way
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From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
western
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From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.
