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alarms
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
all
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
back
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
beginnings
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
block-house
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
broad
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
carried
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
chain
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
consisted
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
days
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
deep
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
east
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
effect
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
existence
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
few
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
fields
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
forces
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
forest
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
fresh
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
front
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
gardens
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
guarded
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
hand
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
harmless
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
high
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
human
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
Indians
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From this reading With other forces, too, for Indians still lived here.
inert
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
islands
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
laid
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
lake
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
large
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
lived
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From this reading With other forces, too, for Indians still lived here.
made
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
musketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
narrow
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
nature
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
new
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
number
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
old
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
once
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
other
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From this reading With other forces, too, for Indians still lived here.
primeval
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
ready
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
salt-water
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
see
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
small
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
sounds
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
South
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With other forces, too, for Indians still lived here.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
stretched
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
struggle
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
too
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From this reading With other forces, too, for Indians still lived here.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
traces
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
unbroken
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
unlike
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
very
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
view
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
water
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From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
well
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From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were few in number, harmless; but they carried the mind back to the time of sudden alarms and the musket laid ready to the hand; the days of the block-house and the guarded well, the high stockade.
west
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From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The view consisted of the broad lake in front, and the deep forest which stretched unbroken towards the east and the west.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The water of the lake was fresh, the great forest was primeval; this made the effect very unlike that of the narrow salt-water sounds, and the chain of islands, large and small, with their gardens and old fields.
world
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From this reading The South had forgotten her beginnings; but here one could see what all the new world had once been, here one could see traces of the first struggle for human existence with the inert forces of nature.
