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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 Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
advanced
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
adventurers
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
all
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From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
approaching
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
beautiful
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
buffalo
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
calendar
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
civilization
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
civilized
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
Clinging
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
close
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
compass
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
country
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
Day
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
Del
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
delay
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
disaster
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
distance
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
east
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
entire
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
fairly
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
far
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
guide
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
later
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
lay
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
line
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
made
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
meridian
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
month
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
more
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
nearly
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
ninety-eighth
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
now
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
practically
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From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
railroad
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
range
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
reached
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
region
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
seat
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
second
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
settled
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
Sol
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
soon
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
summer
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
THIRTY-SIX
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
three-fourths
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From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
trail
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From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
tribes
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
undreamed
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
unsettled
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
watch
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
wavering
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From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
way
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From this reading They had been in wilderness practically all the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
west
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
wholly
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From this reading Day after day they advanced over a wholly unsettled country that lay for nearly its entire length between the more settled civilized tribes on the east and the buffalo range toward the west.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THIRTY-SIX ONE delay after another, one disaster with another, the Del Sol adventurers now were far into their second month on the trail.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Clinging in their wavering line fairly close to the ninety-eighth meridian, without a guide, watch, calendar or compass, they now had reached a region beautiful as a wilderness, but soon to be the seat of a later and undreamed civilization.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The summer was approaching, although they had as yet made scarce more than three-fourths of their entire distance to the railroad.
