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Adirondacks
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
all
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
Alleghanies
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
also
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
always
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
American
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
bear
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
beasts
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
big
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
black
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
buck
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
canebrakes
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
Catskills
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
chase
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
coast
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
common
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
commonest
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
deer
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
distributed
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
East
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
England
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
entire
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
forests
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
game
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
hunters
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
Michigan
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
Minnesota
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
most
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
Mountains
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
New
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
northern
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
objects
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
old
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
only
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
Pacific
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
plentifully
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
pursuit
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
ranges
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
ranked
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
Rocky
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
second
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From this reading In the East it has always ranked second only to the deer among the beasts of chase.
southern
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
staple
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From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
States
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
swamps
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
timbered
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
well
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From this reading It is still found quite plentifully in northern New England, in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and along the entire length of the Alleghanies, as well as in the swamps and canebrakes of the southern States.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bear and the buck were the staple objects of pursuit of all the old hunters.
whitetail
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
widely
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From this reading Next to the whitetail deer the black bear is the commonest and most widely distributed of American big game.
Wisconsin
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From this reading It is also common in the great forests of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and throughout the Rocky Mountains and the timbered ranges of the Pacific coast.
