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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 OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
all
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From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
any
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
believed
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
Beresford's
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
bleak
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
camp
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
capable
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
condemned
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
cover
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
day
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
death
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
delirious
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet his first feeling was of immediate relief.
fields
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet his first feeling was of immediate relief.
food
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
friend
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
horrible
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From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
hundreds
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
immediate
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From this reading Yet his first feeling was of immediate relief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
keep
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
laid
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From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
lived
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
man
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
miles
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
nearest
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
night
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
nurse
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Yet his first feeling was of immediate relief.
ROTTING
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
settlement
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
snow
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
stretched
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
succeeding
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
supplied
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
task
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From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
Tom
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
TRAIL
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horrible duty that had seemed to be laid upon him was not a duty at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
watch
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
West
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From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He did not think that any one man lived who was capable of succeeding in such a task.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not nurse his friend, watch West night and day, keep the camp supplied with food, and cover the hundreds of miles of bleak snow fields which stretched between them and the nearest settlement.
words
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From this reading OVER A ROTTING TRAIL Tom believed that Beresford's delirious words had condemned them both to death.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet his first feeling was of immediate relief.
