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1914
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accepted
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Algonquin
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allowed
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
Baseball
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
bedroom
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From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
belonged
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
Canadian
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car
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Ceres
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Chamberlin
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comfortable
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compact
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consisting
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dining-room
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From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
disposal
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Divide
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easy
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Emigrants
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event
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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generously
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gloriously
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Government
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Grand
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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greatest
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history
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home
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how
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From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inspect
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invitation
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It belonged to Mr. Chamberlin, the president of the line, who allowed us the use of it.
Jasper
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line
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From this reading It belonged to Mr. Chamberlin, the president of the line, who allowed us the use of it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
made
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From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
matters
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Moose
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MOUNTAINS
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Mr
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National
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near
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Northern
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
Park
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Parkman
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parlour
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From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
pass
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Past
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perception
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place
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Prairie
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president
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private
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Procession
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Prospects
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proved
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From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
Railway
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Relics
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Reserve
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Rockies
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ROCKY
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system
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From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This proved to be a gloriously comfortable and compact little home, consisting of a parlour, a dining-room and a bedroom.
Ticonderoga
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Towns
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Trunk
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From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian) made matters easy for us by generously undertaking to pass us over their system and to place a private car at our disposal.
use
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From this reading It belonged to Mr. Chamberlin, the president of the line, who allowed us the use of it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It belonged to Mr. Chamberlin, the president of the line, who allowed us the use of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In 1914, with little perception of how near we were to the greatest event of the world’s history, we accepted an invitation from the Canadian Government to inspect the National Reserve at Jasper Park in the Northern Rockies.
world's
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