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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 A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
apparently
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
arrowheads
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
away
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
bear
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
buck
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
clearings
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
corncribs
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
deer
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From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
deer-lick
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
doe
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
down
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
family
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
fast
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From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
forest-clad
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
forever
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
gone
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From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
hundred
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
Indians
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
known
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
lonely
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
miles
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
most
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
moved
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
New
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
Now
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From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
number
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
Old
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
past
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
phantoms
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
pioneer
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
range
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
region
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
restless
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
shot
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From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
Springs
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
thirty
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
unearthed
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From this reading The New Springs had been a deer-lick, and apparently, from the number of arrowheads forever being unearthed, a known region to the Indians.
upward
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
used
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From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Occasionally buck or doe was shot, but for the most part they were phantoms of the past.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So with the bear who used to come down to the corncribs in the lonely clearings.
withdrawing
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From this reading Now the Indians were gone, and the deer fast, fast withdrawing.
years
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From this reading A MEETING The New Springs had been so christened about a hundred years before, when a restless pioneer family had moved westward and upward from the Old Springs, thirty miles away, at the foot of the great forest-clad range.
