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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 The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
beautifully
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
becomes
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
beds
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
burying-ground
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
came
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
checked
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
clear
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
down
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
evening
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
Father
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
flowing
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
foaming
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
Foxes
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
gravel
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
hanging
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
head
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
high
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
impetuous
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
INDIAN
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From this reading THE INDIAN RUNNER.
Indians
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
islands
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
Jasper
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
junction
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
many
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
Mississippi
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
monumental
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
moon
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
places
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
race
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
rapids
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
residence
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
River
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
Rock
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
royal
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
RUNNER
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From this reading THE INDIAN RUNNER.
Sacs
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
shores
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
situated
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
stream
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
surging
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIAN RUNNER.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
town
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
tribes
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
turbid
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
two
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
uninteresting
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
very
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From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
village
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
water-ponies
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From this reading The rapids--the water-ponies of the Indians--here come leaping down, surging and foaming, and are checked by monumental islands.
Waters
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This royal town, the head residence of the two tribes, and the ancient burying-ground of the Indian race, was very beautifully situated at the junction of the Rock River with the Mississippi.
wooded
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From this reading The Father of Waters, which is in many places turbid and uninteresting, here becomes a clear and impetuous stream, flowing over beds of rock and gravel, amid high and wooded shores.
young
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From this reading The young May moon was hanging over the Mississippi on the evening when Jasper came to the village of the Sacs and Foxes.
