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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 We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
any
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
appeared
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
CARE
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
chosen
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
circuit
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
difficulty
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
disturbing
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
drunken
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
easy
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
encountered
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
Firefly's
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
forest
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
halter
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
hand
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
horse
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
HORSES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
impossible
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
Indians
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
intended
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
Mellowtone
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
Mr
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
now
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
old
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
other
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From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
path
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
place
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
presenting
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
problem
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
purpose
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
reaching
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
ready
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
redskins
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
river
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
seem
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
seldom
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
solution
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From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
TAKES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
There
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
thick
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
thieves
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
underbrush
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From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
undergrowth
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
very
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From this reading There was seldom any undergrowth in the forest, but this place appeared to have been chosen by the redskins for the purpose of presenting to us the very difficulty we now encountered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL TAKES GOOD CARE OF THE HORSES.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I took old Firefly's halter in my hand, while Mr. Mellowtone had that of our other horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We intended to make a circuit around the drunken thieves; but I found the underbrush was so thick that a passage with the horses was impossible.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We were ready to start; but the problem of reaching the river path without disturbing the Indians did not seem so easy of solution as at first.
