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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 Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
accommodated
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
Ach
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
appeared
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
Atims
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
bestows
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
big
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
business
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
Canada
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
Chistli
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
Chistlis
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
choosing
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
clearly
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
complimentary
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
constant
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
contemptuous
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
Cree
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
dialect
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
dog
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
dogs
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
endless
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
entered
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
fellow
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
friend
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
furry
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
heard
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
heed
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
highly
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
horse
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
important
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
Indian
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
interpret
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
lengthy
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
list
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
looking
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
master
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
met
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
Mist-atim
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
names
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
new
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
now
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
nowhere
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
old
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
ran
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
recognition
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
sagacious
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
sat
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
seven
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
Sircie
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From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
somewhat
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
There
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chistli, "seven dogs" in the Sircie dialect, which appeared to Wilfred highly complimentary to his furry friend, met with no recognition.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
up
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
use
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From this reading There are names in constant use from every Indian dialect, but of the Atims and the Chistlis the big, old fellow took no heed.
usually
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From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
variety
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
very
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From this reading He sat up before his new master, looking very sagacious, as if he quite entered into the important business of choosing a name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
Wilfred
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From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wilfred ran through a somewhat lengthy list, for nowhere but in Canada are dogs accommodated with such an endless variety.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But clearly Indian would not do. even Mist-atim, which Wilfred could now interpret as "big dog,"—a name the Cree usually bestows upon his horse,—was heard with a contemptuous "Ach!"
