Chapter XIII
They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses. Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was. At length he said: "Two miles." They rode a little farther, and came to a brook. "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca
Chapter XIII
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They
spelled
once
to
eat
and
to
rest
the
horses.
Riding
on,
Mary
kept
asking
Jean
Paul
how
far
it
was.
At
length
he
said:
"Two
miles."
They
rode
a
little
farther,
and
came
to
a
brook.
"Let's
us
camp
here,"
said
Mary
suddenly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
spelled
once
to
eat
and
to
rest
the
horses.
Line 2
Riding
on,
Mary
kept
asking
Jean
Paul
how
far
it
was.
Line 3
At
length
he
said:
"Two
miles."
Line 4
They
rode
a
little
farther,
and
came
to
a
brook.
Line 5
"Let's
us
camp
here,"
said
Mary
suddenly.
Learner Dictionary
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Camp
noun
US /camp/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.”
Length
noun
US /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length he said: "Two miles."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.”
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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 They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
asking
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
brook
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From this reading They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
came
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From this reading They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
camp
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From this reading "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
eat
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From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
far
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
farther
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From this reading They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
horses
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From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
how
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
Jean
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
kept
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
Let's
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From this reading "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
Mary
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
miles
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From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
once
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From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
Paul
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
Riding
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From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.
rode
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From this reading They rode a little farther, and came to a brook.
said
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From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
spelled
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From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They spelled once to eat and to rest the horses.
Two
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From this reading At length he said: "Two miles."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let's us camp here," said Mary suddenly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Riding on, Mary kept asking Jean Paul how far it was.